2023 is the hottest year on record and other climate and weather stories

Change of plans. Instead of this year's version of the year in space today, I'm doing this year's version of 2022 in climate and weather from NBC News, DW News, and ABC News. NASA hasn't uploaded this year at NASA yet. I think they'll do it Friday, so I'm holding off until then. On the other hand, there are lots of year in climate videos available. I'm beginning with Joe Hanson of PBS Digital's Be Smart saying I Don’t Know How to Feel About 2023.

2023 was a wild year with everything from scorching temperatures to massive wildfires. Even with more renewable energy than ever, 2023’s climate data still seems really bad. So how should we think about climate change today? And what can we do about it? Learn what climate scientists think about 2023’s climate milestones, what the models tell us about the future of Earth’s climate, and how we can tackle climate doomerism.

That's a good overview of the situation with great guests, Katharine Hayhoe and Michael Mann, to explain the problem and give us hope, especially the progress in electric vehicles and renewable energy. As a Crazy Eddie, I approve.

Follow over the jump for summaries of the year in extreme weather related to climate change.

First up, NBC News describes The biggest climate stories of 2023.

Climate change-driven weather left its mark all around the world in 2023, making it the hottest year on record. Al Roker looks back at the biggest climate stories of the year, including a devastating tornado that ripped through Mississippi, and wildfire smoke that choked New York City.

That very much focused on the United States. Voice of America took a more global perspective appropriate for their world-wide audience in El Nino and Climate Change Created Disastrous Weather in 2023 | VOANews.

2023 demolished temperature records worldwide. It was the hottest year on record, and some scientists say the hottest in 125,000 years. Those supercharged temperatures helped drive a series of climate disasters around the world. VOA's Steve Baragona has a look back.

VOA showed the data as well as the disasters. I'm glad they did, even though the graphs are scary.

I conclude today's retrospective of 2023 with a video from a surprising source, Inside Edition's Top Climate Change Stories of 2023.

These are the top climate change stories of 2023. In January, a crowd of photogs gathered to get pics of a rare snowy owl spotted in a residential neighborhood in California. In March, contractors in Australia removed millions of rotting fish from a river in the outback. In July, soaring temperatures in California led to a bear trespassing into a backyard to cool down in a hot tub. Inside Edition Digital has more.

I've called Inside Edition "not the hardest news source" and this report had the kind of human interest stories I expect from it, but it had just as international a focus as VOA and paid more attention to the actions of activists to get people to pay attention to the problem of climate change, so I found it worth sharing.

I will post another look back at 2023 tomorrow, although I'm not sure what the topic will be. Stay tuned to see what I write about after I post this year's version of 'Star Trek' vs. 'Star Wars' at the Saturn Awards as I begin examining the television nominees in earnest this afternoon or evening.