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

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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 to adapt — but 2024’s record “does mean we’re getting dangerously close,” said Joeri Rogelj, a climate professor at Imperial College London. “But people shouldn’t think that’s climate change hitting pause or plateauing,” said Paulo Ceppi, a climate scientist at Imperial College London. “The world doesn’t need to come up with a magical solution to stop things from getting worse in 2025,” said Friederike Otto, a climate scientist at Imperial College London.

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Hottest year on record also marks a major failure to achieve international climate goals
1 day, 1 hour ago

Hottest year on record also marks a major failure to achieve international climate goals

Salon  

2024 was a grim milestone in the history of our planet. Dr. Juan Declet-Barreto, a senior social scientist at the Union of Concerned Scientists, told Salon that he and his colleagues perceive the warming as a long-term trend and that extreme weather events like the ongoing Los Angeles wildfires will only get worse “if policymakers continue to be derelict in …

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

Record hot 2024 was first year to break 1.5C warming threshold, scientists say
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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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4 days, 18 hours 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
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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. …

Last 2 years crossed 1.5°C global warming limit: EU monitor
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Last 2 years crossed 1.5°C global warming limit: EU monitor

The Hindu  

The last two years exceeded on average a critical warming limit for the first time as global temperatures soar "beyond what modern humans have ever experienced", an EU agency said Friday. This does not mean the internationally-agreed 1.5°C warming threshold has been permanently breached, but the Copernicus Climate Change Service said it was drawing dangerously near. Stark warning Johan Rockstrom …

Earth Records Hottest Year Ever In 2024 And The Jump Was So Big It Breached A Key Threshold
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Earth Records Hottest Year Ever In 2024 And The Jump Was So Big It Breached A Key Threshold

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FILE - A woman tries to cool herself while waiting for a bus on a hot day in Skopje, North Macedonia, June 20, 2024. via 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. It surpassed the long-term warming …

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

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Earth recorded its hottest year …

Earth records hottest year ever in 2024 and the jump was so big it breached a key threshold
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4 days, 22 hours 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 declared hottest year on record, experts issue stark climate warning
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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
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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 …

What is the latest science telling us about climate change?
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What is the latest science telling us about climate change?

The Hindu  

After another record-breaking year for global temperatures in 2024, pressure is rising on policymakers to step up efforts to curb climate change. The last global scientific consensus on the phenomenon was released in 2021 through the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, but scientists say evidence shows global warming and its impacts have since been unfolding faster than expected. Critical point …

Brazil says 2024 was its hottest year on record
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Brazil says 2024 was its hottest year on record

Deccan Chronicle  

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.The average temperature in 2024 was 25.02 degrees Celsius -- 0.79 degrees above the 1991-2020 average, the National Institute of Meteorology said.It was the warmest year since records began in …

Brazil says 2024 was its hottest year on record
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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, …

China says 2024 was its hottest year on record
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China says 2024 was its hottest year on record

The Hindu  

Last year was China's hottest on record and the past four years were its warmest ever, its weather agency said this week. India said on Wednesday 2024 was its hottest year since 1901, while Australia's Bureau of Meteorology said on Thursday that the past year marked its second-warmest year since records began in 1910. Germany's weather agency said in December …

2024 was China's hottest year on record: weather agency
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2024 was China's hottest year on record: weather agency

Raw Story  

by Sam Davies, with Jing Xuan Teng in Shanghai Last year was China's hottest on record and the past four years were its warmest ever, its weather agency said this week. India said on Wednesday 2024 was its hottest year since 1901, while Australia's Bureau of Meteorology said on Thursday that the past year marked its second-warmest year since records …

2024 was China's hottest year on record: weather agency
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2024 was China's hottest year on record: weather agency

Deccan Chronicle  

Last year was China's warmest on record, its weather agency said, as the world experiences a surge in extreme weather fuelled by climate change.China is the leading emitter of the greenhouse gases scientists say are driving global warming, though Beijing has pledged that carbon dioxide emissions will peak by 2030 and be brought to net zero by 2060.The average national …

2024 was hottest year in over 120 years, says IMD
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2024 was hottest year in over 120 years, says IMD

Live Mint  

India's meteorological department said Wednesday that 2024 was the hottest year since 1901, with sizzling temperatures in the world's most populous nation following a global pattern of extreme weather sparked by climate change. "The year 2024 was the warmest year on record since 1901," Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, director general of the India Meteorological Department, told reporters. "The annual mean land surface …

UN declares ‘decade of deadly heat’, calls for action against climate breakdown
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UN declares ‘decade of deadly heat’, calls for action against climate breakdown

Hindustan Times  

The world has endured a “decade of deadly heat”, with 2024 capping 10 years of unprecedented temperatures, the UN has said. 'I can officially report that we have just endured a decade of deadly heat,' says UN chief In his new year message, UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres said the 10 hottest years on record have happened in the last decade, …

Decade of deadly heat ends with record year as world warned of ‘road to ruin’
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Decade of deadly heat ends with record year as world warned of ‘road to ruin’

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. Read our privacy policy The world has endured a “decade of deadly heat”, with 2024 capping 10 years of …

Humanity is failing to meet its climate change goals. Here's what experts say we can still do
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Humanity is failing to meet its climate change goals. Here's what experts say we can still do

Salon  

Last month the Copernicus Climate Change Service, an organization run by the European Union to monitor global heating, revealed that Earth was on track to surpass the 1.5º C threshold. Many people understand the stakes: climate change threatens to kill billions of humans and wipe out millions of species, pushing the definition of “habitability” to the brink. The overwhelming scientific …

Why 2024 was a record-breaking year, according to the data
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Why 2024 was a record-breaking year, according to the data

ABC  

2024 shook the world in more ways than one. Global conflict reached new heights 2024 ranks among the most violent years in recent history, according to at least two datasets tracking armed conflict around the world. Political violence hit a high in 2024 Countries and territories ranked each year from most to fewest violent events Political violence rose for the …

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

Climate change added 41 days of dangerous heat around world in 2024
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Climate change added 41 days of dangerous heat around world in 2024

Associated Press  

People around the world suffered an average of 41 extra days of dangerous heat this year because of human-caused climate change, according to a group of scientists who also said that climate change worsened much of the world’s damaging weather throughout 2024. “The finding is devastating but utterly unsurprising: Climate change did play a role, and often a major role …

What climate records were broken in 2024?
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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 …

Climate change adds 41 extra days of dangerous heat globally in 2024
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Climate change adds 41 extra days of dangerous heat globally in 2024

India Today  

People around the world suffered an average of 41 extra days of dangerous heat this year because of human-caused climate change, according to a group of scientists who also said that climate change worsened much of the world’s damaging weather throughout 2024. “The finding is devastating but utterly unsurprising: Climate change did play a role, and often a major role …

Climate change added on average 41 additional days of dangerous heat in 2024
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Climate change added on average 41 additional days of dangerous heat in 2024

New Indian Express  

Climate change contributed to the deaths of at least 3,700 people and the displacement of millions in 26 weather events studied in 2024, an analysis by World Weather Attribution and Climate Central reveals. It’s likely the total number of people killed in extreme weather events intensified by climate change this year is in the tens, or hundreds of thousands," the …

Yearender 2024: A world altered by climate change | IN PICS
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Yearender 2024: A world altered by climate change | IN PICS

India TV News  

Image Source : AP 1/10 Pools of water caused by heavy rainfall between sand dunes are visible in the desert town of Merzouga, Morocco. Image Source : AP 4/10 Throughout the year, there was way too much water in some places and not enough in others, increasingly common as climate change alters natural weather patterns. Image Source : AP 6/10 …

2024 equals 2023's record average temperature: KNMI
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2024 equals 2023's record average temperature: KNMI

Dutch News  

This year has been extremely warm with the average temperature equalling that of 2023 at 11.8°, the KNMI weather bureau said on Monday. This means 2023 and 2024 are both the warmest years since official records began in 1901, the KNMI said. The repeat of last year’s record is in line with research by the European weather service Copernicus which …

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

2024 set to be warmest year on record: European climate agency
1 month ago

2024 set to be warmest year on record: European climate agency

Deccan Chronicle  

The year 2024 is set to be the warmest on record and the first with an average temperature above 1.5 degrees Celsius, European climate agency Copernicus said on Monday.Also, November 2024 became the second-warmest with an average surface air temperature of 14.10 degrees Celsius -- 0.73 degrees Celsius above the 1991-2020 average for the month.The month marked another milestone in …

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
1 month 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' …

Second-warmest November on record means that 2024 is likely to be Earth’s hottest year, report says
1 month ago

Second-warmest November on record means that 2024 is likely to be Earth’s hottest year, report says

Associated Press  

Earth just experienced its second-warmest November on record — second only to 2023 — making it all but certain that 2024 will end as the hottest year ever measured, according to a report Monday by European climate service Copernicus. Jennifer Francis, a climate scientist at the Woodwell Climate Research Center in Cape Cod, who wasn’t involved in the report, said …

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

Second-warmest November largely confirms 2024 as warmest year, EU climate agency says
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1 month ago

Second-warmest November largely confirms 2024 as warmest year, EU climate agency says

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-12-09 11:12 BRUSSELS -- November 2024 was the second warmest November globally, confirming expectations that 2024 will be the warmest year on record, EU's climate service Copernicus said on Monday. "At this point, it is effectively certain that 2024 is going to be the warmest year on record and more than 1.5 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial …

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

Climate change: 7 things that COP29 summit at Azerbaijan’s Baku needs to focus on
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Climate change: 7 things that COP29 summit at Azerbaijan’s Baku needs to focus on

Firstpost  

As COP29 unfolds amid another record-breaking year of high global temperatures, new research highlights accelerating climate impacts – from breached warming thresholds to intensified wildfires, and potential disruption of ocean currents Participating world leaders and delegates arrive for a family photo during the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Baku. AFP This year’s U.N. climate summit - COP29 - is …

2015-2024 declared hottest decade ever as COP29 kicks off in Baku
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2 months ago

2015-2024 declared hottest decade ever as COP29 kicks off in Baku

India Today  

As COP29 convenes, the global community is met with a dire warning from the UN’s World Meteorological Organization. The WMO’s State of the Climate 2024 Update issued a red alert, pointing at the swift acceleration of climate change within a single generation. From January to September 2024, global mean surface air temperatures were 1.54°C above pre-industrial levels, a significant increase …

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

Earth on track for hottest year in recorded history, passing critical 1.5º warming threshold
2 months ago

Earth on track for hottest year in recorded history, passing critical 1.5º warming threshold

Salon  

The Copernicus Climate Change Service, a European Union organization that monitors global heating, announced on Thursday that the year 2024 will be 1.5 degrees Celsius warmer than pre-industrial levels. "This marks a new milestone in global temperature records and should serve as a catalyst to raise ambition for the upcoming Climate Change Conference, COP29.” "This latest record sends another stark …

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

European climate agency says this will likely be the hottest year on record — again
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European climate agency says this will likely be the hottest year on record — again

New Indian Express  

CHICAGO: For the second year in a row, Earth will almost certainly be the hottest it’s ever been. And for the first time, the globe this year reached more than 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming compared to the pre-industrial average, the European climate agency Copernicus said Thursday. Buontempo said the data clearly shows the planet would not see such a …

2024 'virtually certain' to be hottest year on record: EU climate agency
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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
2 months, 1 week 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
2 months, 1 week 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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2 months, 1 week 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 …

European climate agency says this will likely be the hottest year on record — again
2 months, 1 week ago

European climate agency says this will likely be the hottest year on record — again

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — For the second year in a row, Earth will almost certainly be the hottest it’s ever been. And for the first time, the globe this year reached more than 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming compared to the pre-industrial average, the European climate agency Copernicus said Thursday. Going over that number in 2024 doesn’t mean the overall trend line …

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