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Odds that 2023 will be Earth’s hottest year have doubled, NOAA reports
(www.washingtonpost.com)
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I get what they're trying to say, and it's very concerning, but the headline is slightly misleading. I think earth's hottest year would probably be during it's formation when the surface was molten rock lol
It's the hottest in 125,000+ years, likely several million, which would mean hotter than since modern humans first walked the earth. I don't think people much care that it was hotter during the Hadean Eon.