New data reveals 2023 is on track for record heat — and next year should be even hotter
1 year, 7 months ago

New data reveals 2023 is on track for record heat — and next year should be even hotter

ABC  

Earth has just passed another climate milestone. After widespread global heatwaves through June and July, 2023's average air temperature for the year so far is 14.99 degrees Celsius — just passing the previous high of 14.98C from seven years ago. Next year likely to be warmer If you look back through global temperatures since 1950, there's an obvious trend: the year after an El Niño develops is typically warmer than the previous one. If that's the case, history suggests that next year could be even hotter. "If a significant El Niño were to develop in 2023, it is likely that 2024 would be the warmest year on record globally, possibly by a substantial margin," the BOM's senior climatologist Blair Trewin said.

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Record 2024 temperatures accelerate ice loss, rise in sea levels
1 week, 6 days ago

Record 2024 temperatures accelerate ice loss, rise in sea levels

India Today  

Record greenhouse gas levels helped bring temperatures to an all-time high in 2024, accelerating glacier and sea ice loss, raising sea levels and edging the world closer to a key warming threshold, the U.N. weather body said on Wednesday. Annual average mean temperatures stood at 1.55 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels last year, surpassing the previous 2023 record by 0.1C, …

Last decade was Earth’s hottest ever as CO2 levels reach an 800,000-year high, says UN report
2 weeks ago

Last decade was Earth’s hottest ever as CO2 levels reach an 800,000-year high, says UN report

Associated Press  

Last year was the hottest year on record, the top 10 hottest years were all in the past decade and planet-heating carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere are at an 800,000-year high, a report Wednesday said. The report said global heating is contributing to more extreme weather events that have led the highest levels of displacement for 16 years, contributed …

Long-term warming close to crossing 1.5°C Paris accord threshold: UN body
2 weeks ago

Long-term warming close to crossing 1.5°C Paris accord threshold: UN body

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi : Long-term global warming is currently estimated to be between 1.34 and 1.41 degrees Celsius compared to pre-industrial levels, the World Meteorological Organisation’s State of the Global Climate report has said. HT reported on March 14 that the world could cross the 1.5 degrees C long-term global warming threshold by September 2029 if current warming trend continues according …

Volatile Climate Splits Weather Agencies on El Niño Messaging
1 month, 1 week ago

Volatile Climate Splits Weather Agencies on El Niño Messaging

Live Mint  

-- Predicting the onset and intensity of the weather-roiling El Niño and La Niña events is crucial for global markets, and meteorologists need to get the messaging right or risk sparking confusion and backlash. “When the forecasts end up being so wrong, that has a huge effect on us,” said Rhys Turton, a crop farmer in Western Australia and the …

Earth is warming faster. Scientists are closing in on why
1 month, 1 week ago

Earth is warming faster. Scientists are closing in on why

Live Mint  

Gavin Schmidt, a leading climate modeller and the boss of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Science in New York City, is not noted for his humility. If climate modellers’ accumulated knowledge and spiffy models could not explain what had just happened, it might mean that climate change had pushed the workings of Earth into “uncharted territory…fundamentally altering how the climate …

Is global warming accelerating?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Is global warming accelerating?

The Hindu  

The world warmed to yet another monthly heat record in January, despite an abnormally chilly United States, a cooling La Nina and predictions of a slightly less hot 2025, according to the European climate service Copernicus. The surprising January heat record coincides with a new study by a climate science heavyweight, former top NASA scientist James Hansen, and others arguing …

2025 begins with the warmest January ever: Why scientists are worried
1 month, 3 weeks ago

2025 begins with the warmest January ever: Why scientists are worried

India Today  

January 2025 has been declared the warmest January on record, hinting at what's to follow throughout the year as global temperature continues to shatter records. What's worrying climate scientists is the fact that this record occurred despite La Nina conditions in the Pacific, which typically have a cooling effect on global temperatures. La Nina cooling effect may not be enough …

Hottest January on record called ‘terrifying’ by climate scientists after defying expectations
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Hottest January on record called ‘terrifying’ by climate scientists after defying expectations

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. We’ll get the research models out now to try and understand it, but that won’t have answers for a …

January 2025 was warmest on record despite La Nina's cooling effect: EU climate agency
1 month, 3 weeks ago

January 2025 was warmest on record despite La Nina's cooling effect: EU climate agency

The Hindu  

The planet experienced its warmest January on record last month despite the development of La Nina, a climate pattern that usually brings cooler global temperatures, the European climate agency said on Thursday. This comes on the heels of the Earth experiencing its hottest year on record in 2024, also the first to see global average temperatures rise 1.5 degrees Celsius …

US is freezing and La Nina usually eases warming. Earth just set another heat record anyway
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

US is freezing and La Nina usually eases warming. Earth just set another heat record anyway

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The surprising January heat record coincides with a …

The US is freezing and La Nina usually eases warming. Earth just set another heat record anyway
1 month, 3 weeks ago

The US is freezing and La Nina usually eases warming. Earth just set another heat record anyway

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The world warmed to yet another monthly heat record in January, despite an abnormally chilly United States, a cooling La Nina and predictions of a slightly less hot 2025, according to the European climate service Copernicus. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Copernicus records date to 1940, but other U.S. and …

Oceans warming four times faster than in 1980s, study finds
2 months ago

Oceans warming four times faster than in 1980s, study finds

The Hindu  

A new study has found that the rate at which oceans are warming has become four times faster as compared to the last four decades. Published in the journal Environmental Research Letters, the study showed that ocean temperatures are rising at 0.27 degrees Celsius per decade during 2019-23, compared to 0.06 degrees Celsius every decade in the late 1980s. In …

How to make sense of 2024’s wild temperatures
2 months, 2 weeks ago

How to make sense of 2024’s wild temperatures

Hindustan Times  

ON JANUARY 10th a number of the bodies which monitor the world’s climate put out their assessments of 2024. 2024 is confirmed by the Copernicus Climate Change Service to be the warmest year on record globally, and the first calendar year that the average global temperature exceeded 1.5°C above its pre-industrial level. The second chart, which compares individual years with …

Oceans boiled in 2024: Seas experienced hottest temperature, global weather to be hit
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Oceans boiled in 2024: Seas experienced hottest temperature, global weather to be hit

India Today  

A new study published in Advances in Atmospheric Sciences has revealed alarming findings regarding ocean temperatures, indicating that 2024 has set new records for heat levels. The ocean reached its highest recorded temperatures in 2024, not only at the surface but also extending to the upper 2000 meters, marking a significant milestone in climate science. Professor John Abraham from the …

Boiling seas and scorched land
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Boiling seas and scorched land

Hindustan Times  

A multi-country study that mapped heating across eight oceanic regions has found that six of these were at their warmest in 2024. This is the bleak backdrop to the succinct summation by Lijing Cheng, the lead researcher of the 2024 study: Broken records in the ocean have become a broken record. The heating up of the oceans accounts for more …

Temperature rising: 2024 becomes Earth's hottest year, surpasses 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Temperature rising: 2024 becomes Earth's hottest year, surpasses 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels

India TV News  

The year 2024 has been declared the world's warmest on record globally, becoming the first calendar year to exceed 1.5 C above its pre-industrial levels. Notably, the Copernicus findings are in alignment with other leading global temperature datasets, indicating 2024 was the hottest year since records began in 1850. Earth faces unprecedented warm conditions Copernicus also found that each year …

Planet crossed 1.5 degrees in 2024: A global climate wakeup call
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Planet crossed 1.5 degrees in 2024: A global climate wakeup call

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: At a time when Los Angeles wildfires are leaving a trail of mass destruction charring thousands of homes and forcing tens of thousands to evacuate, in what President Joe Biden called the most catastrophic fires in California’s history, the Copernicus Climate Change Service has confirmed 2024 as the hottest year on record, with global average temperatures reaching 1.6°C above …

Hottest year on record sent planet past key target 1.5C of heating for first time in 2024
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Hottest year on record sent planet past key target 1.5C of heating for first time in 2024

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The milestone was confirmed by the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service, which said the climate crisis is pushing …

Year 2024 exceeds 1.5°C threshold, becomes hottest year, says C3S report
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Year 2024 exceeds 1.5°C threshold, becomes hottest year, says C3S report

Live Mint  

The year 2024 was the hottest globally, marking the first time average global temperatures surpassed the 1.5°C threshold above pre-industrial levels, said the Copernicus Climate Change Service on Friday. The Paris Agreement says that pursuing the 1.5°C target “would significantly reduce the risks and impacts of climate change”. “A single year with temperatures 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels does not mean …

Record hot 2024 was first year to break 1.5C warming threshold, scientists say
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Record hot 2024 was first year to break 1.5C warming threshold, scientists say

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service confirmed previous projections that 2024 was the warmest on record globally and the …

Earth crossed this climate milestone in 2024. Effects will be visible in 2025
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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Earth crossed this climate milestone in 2024. Effects will be visible in 2025

India Today  

The world has officially crossed a significant climate milestone, with 2024 becoming the first full year in which global temperatures exceeded 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. This alarming revelation was confirmed by the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service on January 10, 2025, highlighting the urgent need for action against climate change. The rising greenhouse gas emissions are propelling …

2024 confirmed Earth’s hottest year ever, alarming 1.6°C rise in temperatures: Report
2 months, 3 weeks ago

2024 confirmed Earth’s hottest year ever, alarming 1.6°C rise in temperatures: Report

Live Mint  

Year 2024 has been adjudged the hottest year on Earth, with a record global average temperature of 15.1°Celsius, overtaking 2023 by 0.12°Celsius, the latest report by Copernicus Climate Change Service revealed. Global surface air temperature increase above the average for the pre-industrial reference period for each month from January 1940 to December 2024, plotted as time series for each year. …

2024 was Earth's hottest year ever, major climate threshold breached
2 months, 3 weeks ago

2024 was Earth's hottest year ever, major climate threshold breached

Hindustan Times  

Earth recorded its hottest year ever in 2024, passing a major climate threshold, reported news agency Associated Press on Friday, citing weather monitoring agencies. 2024 was Earth's hottest year ever, major climate threshold breached: Report The news comes in the wake of deadly wildfires in the Californian city of Las Vegas, home to America's film industry ‘Hollywood’. 2024, Earth's hottest …

Earth records hottest year ever in 2024 and the jump was so big it breached a key threshold
Top News
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Earth records hottest year ever in 2024 and the jump was so big it breached a key threshold

Associated Press  

Earth recorded its hottest year ever in 2024, with such a big jump that the planet temporarily passed a major climate threshold, several weather monitoring agencies announced Friday. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Last year eclipsed 2023’s temperature in the European database by an eighth of a degree Celsius. Share Share Copy …

2024 was officially the hottest year on RECORD - and the first year to exceed 1.5°C above pre-industrial level, scientists confirm
2 months, 3 weeks ago

2024 was officially the hottest year on RECORD - and the first year to exceed 1.5°C above pre-industrial level, scientists confirm

Daily Mail  

While Britain might now be facing freezing weather, scientists have confirmed that 2024 was globally the hottest year on record. Hottest years on record globally 2024 2023 2016 2020 2019 2017 2022 2021 2018 2015 This comes as bad news for the aims of the Paris Agreement, an international treaty signed in 2016 with the aim of keeping global warming …

2024 declared hottest year on record, experts issue stark climate warning
Top News
2 months, 3 weeks ago

2024 declared hottest year on record, experts issue stark climate warning

India Today  

2024 has officially been recorded as the hottest year in history, with a global average temperature of 15.10°C, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service. The year also marked a significant milestone, with global temperatures reaching 1.60°C above pre-industrial levels, exceeding the critical 1.5°C limit for the first time in a calendar year. Otto also cited recent extreme weather events, …

2024 was the hottest year on record, NASA and NOAA confirm
2 months, 3 weeks ago

2024 was the hottest year on record, NASA and NOAA confirm

LA Times  

Amid a week of horrifying wildfires in Los Angeles, government agencies in the U.S. and around the world confirmed Friday that 2024 was the planet’s hottest year since recordkeeping began in 1880. But since warmer air holds more moisture, the higher temperatures “could have exacerbated some events this year.” Last year’s data also notes a step toward a major climate …

2024 was the hottest year on record. The reason remains a science mystery
2 months, 3 weeks ago

2024 was the hottest year on record. The reason remains a science mystery

NPR  

2024 was the hottest year on record. "The real punchline is, it was another really warm year," says Russell Vose, a climate scientist at NOAA's National Center for Environmental Information, the group that produces the temperature estimates. In some ways, the extreme hot temperatures from the past two years are not surprising at all, says Gavin Schmidt, a climate scientist …

Copernicus declares 2024 the hottest year on record and this is how it looked
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Copernicus declares 2024 the hottest year on record and this is how it looked

ABC  

The world has been at its hottest for the past 10 years, with 2024 now declared the official record-holder, according to data from the European Union's main climate service released on Friday. Well above the rest According to the Copernicus Climate Change Service, 2024 was 1.6C warmer than pre-industrial times, easily beating the previous record year of 2023. "These high …

Earth records hottest ever year in 2024 and crosses key 1.5C threshold
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Earth records hottest ever year in 2024 and crosses key 1.5C threshold

Al Jazeera  

EU’s climate monitor says climate crisis is pushing temperatures to levels never experienced by modern humans. The milestone was confirmed by the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service on Friday, which said the climate crisis is pushing the planet’s temperature to levels never before experienced by modern humans. The planet’s average temperature in 2024 was 1.6 degrees Celsius higher than …

2024 first year with average temperature exceeding 1.5°C
2 months, 3 weeks ago

2024 first year with average temperature exceeding 1.5°C

New Indian Express  

The world has experienced the first full year in which global temperatures have exceeded the key target of 1.5C above pre-industrial times, according to the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service, which said the climate crisis is pushing the planet's temperature to levels never before experienced by modern humans. It also became the first year with an average temperature clearly …

NOAA says La Nina ocean cooling has finally arrived, but it’s weak and may cause fewer problems
2 months, 3 weeks ago

NOAA says La Nina ocean cooling has finally arrived, but it’s weak and may cause fewer problems

Associated Press  

A long-awaited La Nina has finally appeared, but the periodic cooling of Pacific Ocean waters is weak and unlikely to cause as many weather problems as usual, meteorologists said Thursday. La Nina, the flip side of the better-known El Nino, is an irregular rising of unusually cold water in a key part of the central equatorial Pacific that changes weather …

2024 was the hottest year on record, breaching a critical climate goal and capping 10 years of unprecedented heat
2 months, 3 weeks ago

2024 was the hottest year on record, breaching a critical climate goal and capping 10 years of unprecedented heat

CNN  

CNN — It’s official: 2024 was the hottest year on record, breaking the previous record set in 2023 and pushing the world over a critical climate threshold, according to new data from Europe’s climate monitoring agency Copernicus. Scientists are much more concerned about breaches over decades, rather than single years — as above that threshold humans and ecosystems may struggle …

Brazil says 2024 was its hottest year on record
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Brazil says 2024 was its hottest year on record

The Hindu  

Last year was Brazil's hottest on record, its weather agency said Friday, after a record-breaking drought and flooding in the South American country that climate experts have linked to global warming. According to a study released last week, Brazil experienced an "alarming" increase in climate disasters between 2020 and 2023, with almost twice as many events each year, on average, …

Climate change led to 41 additional days of extreme heat in 2024: new report
3 months ago

Climate change led to 41 additional days of extreme heat in 2024: new report

The Hindu  

Due to climate change, the world experienced an average of 41 more days of extreme heat in 2024, a new report said on Friday. A yearly review report by two groups of climate scientists — World Weather Attribution and Climate Central — said the world saw an average of 41 more days of dangerous heat in 2024. "It is likely …

What climate records were broken in 2024?
3 months ago

What climate records were broken in 2024?

Al Jazeera  

This year, 2024, is set to become the hottest on record, surpassing the previous high in 2023, according to the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service. The agreement aimed to have countries work towards reducing global greenhouse gas emissions, with a goal of limiting the global average surface temperature increase to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels and striving to keep it …

2023 was extremely hot. Then came 2024
3 months, 1 week ago

2023 was extremely hot. Then came 2024

NPR  

2023 was extremely hot. A surge in global temperatures made it the hottest year since record-keeping began in the mid-1800s, producing heat that one scientist called " gobsmackingly bananas." The year was also marked by destructive storms and heat waves, continuing a concerning trend as the Earth's temperatures steadily rise. The year also began with a strong El Niño event, …

How does La Niña affect India’s climate? | Explained
3 months, 2 weeks ago

How does La Niña affect India’s climate? | Explained

The Hindu  

La Niña, a phase of the El Niño Southern Oscillation, occurs when the region of the Pacific Ocean between Indonesia and South America is cooler than usual. Climate change may increase the frequency and intensity of both La Niña and El Niño events, as rising sea and land temperatures disrupt the Pacific’s balance. Meteorology of a La Niña winter Cities …

NOAA: 2024 temperatures set to break last year’s global record
3 months, 3 weeks ago

NOAA: 2024 temperatures set to break last year’s global record

Politico  

NOAA’s findings are an ominous sign for global efforts to keep global temperatures from rising 1.5 C since the Industrial Revolution, a goal set out in the Paris climate agreement. Climate scientists had predicted earlier this year that 2024 would set a new record, but the trends are even more worrying than anticipated, said Zeke Hausfather, a research scientist at …

Rising temperatures, deadly heatwaves: How 2024 became the hottest year on record
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Rising temperatures, deadly heatwaves: How 2024 became the hottest year on record

India Today  

2024 has become the hottest year on record, surpassing previous highs and marking a significant milestone in global climate change. According to the Copernicus Climate Change Service, this year will be the first to exceed an alarming 1.5°C increase in average global temperatures compared to pre-industrial levels, a threshold established by the Paris Agreement to mitigate dangerous climate impacts. The …

Last month was the second hottest November on RECORD: Global average temperatures hit 14.10°C - and scientists are 'effectively certain' that 2024 is going to be the warmest year ever
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Last month was the second hottest November on RECORD: Global average temperatures hit 14.10°C - and scientists are 'effectively certain' that 2024 is going to be the warmest year ever

Daily Mail  

Last month was officially the second hottest November on record. That's according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service, which has revealed that global average temperatures hit a balmy 14.10°C. That's according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service, which has revealed that global average temperatures hit a balmy 14.10°C Based on the findings, scientists say that 2024 is not 'virtually certain' …

2024 on its way to being the hottest year ever, break record set in 2023
3 months, 3 weeks ago

2024 on its way to being the hottest year ever, break record set in 2023

India Today  

2024 is set to become the hottest year on record, with global temperatures expected to remain elevated into early 2025. This alarming prediction from European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service follows a series of extreme weather events worldwide, including severe droughts, floods, and heatwaves that have wreaked havoc across multiple continents. C3S reported that from January to November 2024, average …

EU climate monitor says 2024 ‘certain’ to be hottest year on record
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3 months, 3 weeks ago

EU climate monitor says 2024 ‘certain’ to be hottest year on record

Al Jazeera  

The Copernicus Climate Change Service says this year is sure to eclipse 2023 as the hottest yet. Europe’s climate monitor says 2024 is “effectively certain” to be the hottest on record and the first year above the 1.5 degrees Celsius climate benchmark, a critical threshold to protect the Earth from dangerously overheating. The Copernicus Climate Change Service said on Monday …

2024 set to be hottest year on record as temperatures breach 1.5C threshold
4 months, 3 weeks ago

2024 set to be hottest year on record as temperatures breach 1.5C threshold

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The WMO said the global average temperature for January to September 2024 was 1.54C above pre-industrial levels, based on …

Long-term warming currently at 1.3°C above pre-industrial level: WMO
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Long-term warming currently at 1.3°C above pre-industrial level: WMO

Hindustan Times  

Long term warming is currently likely to be about 1.3°C above pre-industrial levels, the World Meteorological Organisation said on Monday. For 16 consecutive months, the global mean temperature likely exceeded anything recorded before, by a wide margin, the World Meteorological Organisation’s consolidated analysis of the datasets said on Monday. The January – September 2024 global mean surface air temperature was …

2024 Is 'Virtually Certain' To Be Hottest Year On Record, Climate Agency Says
4 months, 3 weeks ago

2024 Is 'Virtually Certain' To Be Hottest Year On Record, Climate Agency Says

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING 2024 is “virtually certain” to be the hottest year in recorded history and the first to exceed the warming limit that scientists agree the planet must stay beneath to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. The Copernicus Climate Change Service, the European Union agency that monitors warming trends, said this year is on track to exceed …

2024 'virtually certain' to be hottest year on record: EU climate agency
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4 months, 3 weeks ago

2024 'virtually certain' to be hottest year on record: EU climate agency

Raw Story  

A day after U.S. voters elected climate-denying Republican Donald Trump in the presidential race, soon ushering in an administration that is sure to expand fossil fuel drilling, the European Union's Earth observation agency announced that 2024 is "virtually certain" to be the hottest year on record and to hit a worrying temperature milestone. While a single year above the 1.5°C …

2024 on track for hottest year on record as humanity ‘torching planet’, UN warns
4 months, 3 weeks ago

2024 on track for hottest year on record as humanity ‘torching planet’, UN warns

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The World Meteorological Organisation said data from six global datasets from January to September show 2024 is on track …

Fresh climate change warning ahead of COP29, 2024 will be hottest year on record
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Fresh climate change warning ahead of COP29, 2024 will be hottest year on record

Firstpost  

Barely days ahead of UN COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan, the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service has released a data in which it pointed out that the average global temperature from January to October had been so high that 2024 was sure to be the world’s hottest year The scientists said 2024 will also be the first year in …

2024 will be world's hottest on record, EU scientists say
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4 months, 3 weeks ago

2024 will be world's hottest on record, EU scientists say

The Hindu  

This year is "virtually certain" to eclipse 2023 as the world's warmest since records began, the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service said on Thursday. C3S said that from January to October, the average global temperature had been so high that 2024 was sure to be the world's hottest year — unless the temperature anomaly in the rest of the …

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