title: Global Water Monitor 2023, Summary Report
abstract: Record temperatures across most of the world in 2023 also affected water resources and water-related hazards. Heatwaves contributed to deepening and new droughts in South America and Canada. There were many extreme rainfall events, including several cyclones. The global water cycle in 2023 was influenced by a change in circulation and ocean water temperatures in the Pacific Ocean from La Niña to El Niño conditions but against a backdrop of overall increasing sea surface temperatures due to globa
journal: Publication Database GFZ (GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences)