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This is an article of notable issues relating to the terrestrial environment of Earth in 2023. They relate to environmental events such as natural disasters, environmental sciences such as ecology and geoscience with a known relevance to contemporary influence of humanity on Earth, environmental law, conservation, environmentalism with major worldwide impact and environmental issues.

Events

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Date / period Type of event Event Topics Image

Environmental policies approved

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Environmental policies approved in 2023 (2 P)
Deutschlandticket
Green Credit Programme

Open policy proposals

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See also: Environmental policy
Open environmental policy proposals (12 P)
Buffalo Commons
Climate and Nature Bill
Environment Act 2021
Fit for 55
Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative
Global Pact for the Environment
Global plastic pollution treaty
Natural and Built Environment Act 2023
Recovering America's Wildlife Act
Restriction on the manufacture, placing on the market and use of PFASs
Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act
Water Rights Protection Act

Environmental disasters

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2023's June-July-August season was the warmest on record globally by a large margin, as El Niño conditions continued to develop.[1]
September 2023 was the warmest September on record globally, with an average surface air temperature 0.5 °C above the temperature of the previous warmest September (2020).[2]
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2023 natural disasters (11 C, 9 P)
2023 droughts (4 P)
2023 earthquakes (2 C, 17 P)
2023 floods (6 C)
2023 heat waves (8 P)
Landslides in 2023 (13 P)
Tornadoes of 2023 (21 P)
Tropical cyclones in 2023 (7 C, 20 P)
2023 tsunamis (1 P)
2023 natural disasters in the United States (4 C, 24 P)
Volcanic eruptions in 2023 (4 P)
2023 wildfires (2 C, 13 P)
2023 Nyingchi avalanche
2023–2024 South American drought
2023 Afghanistan cold snap
2023 Astore avalanche
2022–23 European windstorm season
2023–24 European windstorm season
2023–2024 El Niño event
March 2023 North American winter storm
November 3, 2023 Brazil storm

Pollution events

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Pollution events in 2023 (6 P)
2023 Lithuania–Latvia pipeline explosion
Bhrahmapuram fire
2023 Delaware River chemical spill
East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment
Environmental impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
MT Princess Empress oil spill

See also

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General

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Natural environment

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Artificial developments

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References

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  1. ^ "August Climate Bulletins / Summer 2023: the hottest on record". Copernicus Programme. 6 September 2023. Archived from the original on 8 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Copernicus: September 2023 – unprecedented temperature anomalies; 2023 on track to be the warmest year on record". climate.copernicus.eu. Copernicus Programme. 5 October 2023. Archived from the original on 5 October 2023.
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