2023's record heat partly driven by 'mystery' process: NASA scientist
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Washington (AFP) Jan 12, 2024
It's no secret human activity is warming the planet, driving more frequent and intense extreme weather events and transforming ecosystems at an extraordinary rate. But the record-shattering temperatures of 2023 have nonetheless alarmed scientists, and hint at some "mysterious" new processes that may be under way, NASA's top climatologist Gavin Schmidt tells AFP. The following are excerp