Urgent Climate Change Facts for 2023

Every year, our planet sends us louder and louder warning signs. Here are 5 facts

that show just how real — and how urgent — climate change truly is. **Fact 1**

Let’s start with this — 2023 was officially the hottest year ever recorded. Entire continents

experienced record-breaking heatwaves, wildfires burned longer, and cities around

the world felt temperatures never seen before. **Fact 2** The Arctic is now warming up to four

times faster than the rest of the planet. Ice that took thousands of years to form

is melting in just decades — raising sea levels and threatening coastal communities. **Fact 3**

From stronger hurricanes to deadly floods and heatwaves — extreme weather events are becoming