2024 was the hottest year on record. The reason remains a science mystery
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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 at NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies: an increasingly hot planet is the well-forecasted outcome of burning vast amounts of fossil fuels. "When it started getting weird was around June and July of the summer," says Zeke Hausfather, a climate scientist with the organization Berkeley Earth. Sponsor Message "So it's hard to blame the El Niño for things that happened before the El Niño even really started," Schmidt says.

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Record 2024 temperatures accelerate ice loss, rise in sea levels
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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
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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
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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 …

World in worse situation because of inaction, says UN climate science panel chief
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World in worse situation because of inaction, says UN climate science panel chief

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Climate impacts are unfolding faster than expected and scientists have been surprised by the speed of temperature rise, the chief of the United Nations' climate science panel has said. In an interview with PTI, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Chair Jim Skea said the world is in a worse situation than three years ago due to inaction on …

Bengaluru to be hotter than Delhi: Could 2025 be the hottest year on Earth?
4 weeks, 2 days ago

Bengaluru to be hotter than Delhi: Could 2025 be the hottest year on Earth?

India Today  

Delhi experienced that warmest February in 74 years in 2025 and India is likely to experience a warmer than usual March with a good number of heat wave days. As temperatures continue to break records, climate experts warn that 2025 could be even hotter than 2024, marking yet another year of extreme climate shifts. Data from the Copernicus Climate Change …

Is there any hope for Paris Agreement targets after 2024 record temperatures?
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Is there any hope for Paris Agreement targets after 2024 record temperatures?

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 research, published in Nature Climate Change, suggests the unprecedented heat last year could mark the beginning of a …

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

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

Last month was the hottest January on RECORD - with global average temperatures hitting 13.23°C
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Last month was the hottest January on RECORD - with global average temperatures hitting 13.23°C

Daily Mail  

While January is typically considered the coldest month by Brits, globally last month was a scorcher. January 2025 was the warmest January on record globally, with an average surface air temperature of 55.81°F. January 2025 beats both the previous two Januarys in terms of global average air temperature - not to mention all Januarys on record Looking forward, 2025 could …

Top climate scientist declares 2C climate goal 'dead'
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Top climate scientist declares 2C climate goal 'dead'

Raw Story  

Holding long-term global warming to two degrees Celsius -- the fallback target of the Paris climate accord -- is now "impossible," according to a stark new analysis published by leading scientists. Led by renowned climatologist James Hansen, the paper appears in the journal "Environment: Science and Policy for Sustainable Development" and concludes that Earth's climate is more sensitive to rising …

January 2025 was the hottest January in recorded history
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January 2025 was the hottest January in recorded history

Salon  

January 2025 was the hottest January in recorded human history, with global temperatures entering record territory according to the Copernicus/ECMWF ERA5 dataset. According to climate scientist Zeke Hausfather’s newsletter The Climate Brink, January 2025 was warmer than every preceding January chronicled by scientists, surpassing the prior record set in January 2024 “by a sizable margin.” “This means that January 2025 …

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 …

Hottest year on record also marks a major failure to achieve international climate goals
2 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Last Year Was the Hottest Year in Recorded History. Buckle Up.
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55 years, 3 months ago

Last Year Was the Hottest Year in Recorded History. Buckle Up.

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Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. To understand why this specific temperature matters so much, let’s rewind a bit: The original goal in the run-up to Paris was to set a line of global warming at 2 degrees Celsius. The 2015 Paris Agreement put the …

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
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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 …

2024 warmest year on record for mainland U.S.: agency
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2024 warmest year on record for mainland U.S.: agency

Raw Story  

Last year set a record for high temperatures across the mainland United States, with the nation also pummeled by a barrage of tornadoes and destructive hurricanes, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said in a report Friday. The announcement came as Europe's climate monitor confirmed 2024 was the hottest year globally, with temperatures so extreme that the planet breached a …

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 …

The burning earth: 2024 hottest year on record, breached 1.5 degree C warming limit set by Paris pact
2 months, 3 weeks ago

The burning earth: 2024 hottest year on record, breached 1.5 degree C warming limit set by Paris pact

Firstpost  

2024 has been recorded as the hottest year of Earth with the planet’s global average temperature easily breached the previous year’s record heat. It surpassed even the long-term warming limit of 1.5 degrees Celsius that the 2015 Paris climate pact set with the late 1800s as the benchmark A homeless man pours water over himself during an excessive heat warning …

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. …

Last 2 years crossed 1.5°C global warming limit: EU monitor
2 months, 3 weeks ago

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 …

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
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2 months, 3 weeks ago

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

Huff Post  

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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2 months, 3 weeks ago

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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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
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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 …

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 …

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 …

What is the latest science telling us about climate change?
2 months, 3 weeks ago

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
2 months, 4 weeks ago

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
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, …

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

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 Britain's fourth hottest year on RECORD: Average UK temperature was 0.64°C above average - and scientists say climate change is to blame
2 months, 4 weeks ago

2024 was Britain's fourth hottest year on RECORD: Average UK temperature was 0.64°C above average - and scientists say climate change is to blame

Daily Mail  

With Britain in the midst of an arctic blast, it might be tricky to believe. 'With 2024 joining the top ten warmest years for the UK's annual temperature series, once again this is a clear illustration that our climate is changing, right now, and we continue to head up this warming curve,' said Met Office Senior Scientist, Mike Kendon. But …

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

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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3 months ago

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
3 months ago

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 …

Weather agency says China experienced hottest year on record in 2024
3 months ago

Weather agency says China experienced hottest year on record in 2024

Al Jazeera  

In the last four years, China has logged its four warmest years since comparable temperature recordings began in 1961. China experienced its warmest year on record in 2024, a new high since comparable temperature recordings began more than 60 years ago, the country’s meteorological service has said. The average national temperature for 2024 was 10.92 degrees Celsius, 1.03 degrees higher …

2024 warmest year since 1901: IMD
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3 months ago

2024 warmest year since 1901: IMD

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Indian Meteorological Department announced on Wednesday that 2024 was the warmest year on record in India since 1901, with the annual mean temperature reaching 25.75°C, 0.65°C above the long-period average. The year surpassed 2016's record mean land surface air temperature of 0.54°C above normal, becoming the warmest year since 1901. Globally, 2024 is expected to be the …

Taiwan records hottest year in 127 years amid global heat surge
3 months ago

Taiwan records hottest year in 127 years amid global heat surge

India Today  

Taiwan said Tuesday that this year was the hottest since records began 127 years ago, echoing unprecedented temperature highs felt around the world. As of Sunday, the annual average temperature in Taiwan stood at 24.97 degrees Celsius, exceeding the previous record of 24.91C in 2020 and setting a new high, the Central Weather Administration said. But, it warned that the …

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