Global temperatures in 2023 are extraordinary. The various different datasets available all agree on this. We are breaking records by shocking amounts. Graphic by John Kennedy.

The North Atlantic sea surface temperature is still extraordinary hot. I guess this is one of the main drivers? Or are there other hotspots too?

A uncanny sketch of a swimmer lost in rough choppy sea.

Fancy doing a graph of amounts records were broken by?

Another day, another tipping point. These positive feedback loops aren't very.. positive.

Given the inertia in the system, I believe this means we are already past the tipping point.