2023 was the hottest year in human history. 2024 is already setting records
A cold front is moving across the United States, bringing arctic conditions to parts of the Midwest, along with snow and high winds elsewhere. This is the time of the year when climate skeptics regularly declare that global warming is a hoax and carry snowballs into the Senate chamber to illustrate the astounding fact that winter exists.
Anyone skeptical of climate change this year must have a very short memory because the United States is coming off the hottest December in its history. Temperature records fell over many days and multiple states. As far north as Wisconsin, Americans got a Christmas more suitable for riding bikes than sledding.
December wasn’t alone. Practically every month in 2023 was a record-hot month, making it no surprise that 2023 was the hottest year in human history.