- August 1, 2024, Earth Overshoot Day. Last year it was August 2, 2023. We’re trending the wrong way.
- Too many sad and bad records:
- The annual global surface temperature was ~1F (~0.6C) above the 1991–2020 average making 2023 the warmest year since records began in the mid-to-late 1800s.
- Global mean CO2 has increased from 0.6 ± 0.1 parts per million (ppm) per year in the early 1960s to an average of 2.5 ppm per year during the last decade of 2014–2023.
- Global mean sea level hit a record high for the 12th-consecutive year, reaching ~4.0 inches (101.4 mm) above the 1993 average.
- Approximately 37 million acres burned across Canada.
Pretending Not To Panic 