This summer was the hottest on record according to NASA’s (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) report. “The coral in the Caribbean has been destroyed by the warming periods, the ocean got hotter than a hot tub meaning 100 degrees Fahrenheit, the coral was destroyed,” says Anthony.Wasley head of the coral project. Leanne Nolan also talks about this later in the article

Most of the world was hit by this new record heat wave, which resulted in fatal wildfires in Canada and Hawaii as well as, scorching heat waves in South America, Japan, Europe, and the U.S., while also causing severe rainfall in Europe. Compared to past summers, in the months of this summer, it was 0.41 degrees warmer. According to a NASA report on summer heat in 2023. The primary cause of the climate issue, which is the burning of fossil fuels, is extreme heat. The findings, according to climate scientists, are “like something out of a Hollywood movie,” and they linked the stronger El Niño phenomenon and rising greenhouse gas emissions to the rise in global temperatures.” says Sam Meredith from CNBC. 

A way we can help slow down climate change is by “buying your food locally as in vegetables and fruits because it can decrease your carbon footprint” says Ms. Nolan the environmental club and school garden advisor. Sahad, a senior here, at Hall said another way we can help climate change is by not getting Starbucks and other fast food.  

For more information on this feel free to look at NASA’s report. https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-announces-summer-2023-hottest-on-record/