the average global temperature in the past 12 months was 14.98 degrees. that beats the previous hottest year set in 2016 by 0.17 degrees. the announcement was made by the eu s climate change service copernicus. and the met office in the uk believes this record could be short lived, as their forecasts suggest 2024 could be even hotter. earlier, i spoke to our climate editor, justin rowlatt, and asked about how much bigger the margin is in this latest report. yeah, it is interesting, isn t it? the margin, as you say, was 0.17 celsius. you might say, well, that doesn t sound very much to me, but remember, this is a global average, an average across the entire globe day and night across the entire year, and normally sign to say they expect it to be broken by a tiny fraction of a degree, 0.01, 0.02, not 0.17 degrees. that is, they say, a huge margin.
0.01, 0.02, not 0.17 degrees. that is, they say, a huge margin. when you dig into the figures, it s easy to see why it s so big. from july through to december, every single month was the hottest month ever recorded. we had more than 200 days that were the hottest days ever recorded. the sea temperature was even more dramatic. from april through to december it was the hottest sea surface temperature ever recorded. as you probably know, we switched into this el nino towards the end of the year, which means there s an extra kind of punch of heat from the ocean which actually goes on into this year. so, from 2023 into 2024, so in terms of temperature records, a really exceptional year. wildfires raged across southern europe this summer. vegetation parched by heatwave and drought was tinder dry. many tourists and locals had
and that s why i think is very important that the us and the rest of the countries are taking action as soon as possible to show that kind of issue before it escalates any further. because thankfully, if we re talking about the container sector at the moment, it s the quiet season. you know, most of the goods for christmas have been delivered. and between now and the chinese new year, there is kind of a reduced activity in the container sector. but unfortunately, if that situation continues or escalates, then we re going to have a serious problem. but we really have to tackle it. yes, and so, therefore, we talked about these supply chain issues, some of those delays in deliveries. but as you point out, not a particularly busy time. so some good news there. but there are other implications, aren t there? i m thinking of things like insurance just to insure those ships passing through that area. and also we ve seen oil prices spike. just explain that connection. yes, i can give you a ver
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