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 began in 1910. Germany's weather agency said in December that 2024 was the hottest year since records began 143 years ago. The Czech weather service CHMI said on Thursday that 2024 was "by far the hottest" in Prague since records started in 1775, beating the previous records from 2018 and 2023 by 0.5 degrees.

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Brazil says 2024 was its hottest year on record
5 days, 16 hours 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
6 days, 11 hours 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 China's hottest year on record: weather agency
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1 week 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
1 week 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
1 week 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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1 week, 1 day 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
1 week, 1 day 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 …

2024 warmest year in India since 1901, surpassed 2016's record: Weather body
1 week, 1 day ago

2024 warmest year in India since 1901, surpassed 2016's record: Weather body

India Today  

The year 2024 was the warmest on record in India since 1901, with the average minimum temperature settling 0.90 degrees Celsius above the long-period average. The annual mean land surface air temperature across India in 2024 was 0.65 degrees Celsius above the long-term average, Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, director general of the India Meteorological Department, said at a virtual press briefing. The …

Taiwan says 2024 was hottest year on record
1 week, 2 days ago

Taiwan says 2024 was hottest year on record

Raw Story  

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. AFP In Taiwan, one of …

What climate records were broken in 2024?
1 week, 6 days 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 …

Rising temperatures, deadly heatwaves: How 2024 became the hottest year on record
4 weeks, 1 day 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' …

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 …

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 …

2024 set to be hottest year on record as temperatures breach 1.5C threshold
1 month, 4 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 …

2024 Is 'Virtually Certain' To Be Hottest Year On Record, Climate Agency Says
2 months 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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2 months 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
2 months 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 …

2024 is 'virtually certain' to be the hottest year on RECORD - and the first year above 1.5°C, scientists say
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2 months ago

2024 is 'virtually certain' to be the hottest year on RECORD - and the first year above 1.5°C, scientists say

Daily Mail  

Britain might be beginning to feel the winter chill, but 2024 is now 'virtually certain' to be the hottest year on record. And as temperatures look likely to outstrip last year's record-breaking highs, 2024 is on course become the first year 1.5°C above the pre-industrial average. Scientists from the Copernicus Climate Change Service say that 2024 is now virtually certain …

2024 is 'virtually certain' to be the hottest year on RECORD - and the first year above 1.5°C, scientists say
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2 months ago

2024 is 'virtually certain' to be the hottest year on RECORD - and the first year above 1.5°C, scientists say

Daily Mail  

Britain might be beginning to feel the winter chill, but 2024 is now 'virtually certain' to be the hottest year on record. And as temperatures look likely to outstrip last year's record-breaking highs, 2024 is on course become the first year 1.5°C above the pre-industrial average. Scientists from the Copernicus Climate Change Service say that 2024 is now virtually certain …

Earth is likely to have its hottest year on record – again
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Earth is likely to have its hottest year on record – again

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. Dr. Gavin Schmidt, the director of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies, wrote on social media Tuesday that new …

August 2024 Was The Hottest Summer On Record On This Earth, NASA Says
3 months, 3 weeks ago

August 2024 Was The Hottest Summer On Record On This Earth, NASA Says

ABP News  

Hottest Summer: August 2024 has officially become the hottest month in recorded history, capping off what NASA scientists have confirmed to be Earth’s hottest summer since global temperature records began in 1880. This summer’s global temperatures were 0.2 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than any other summer in NASA’s records, including the previous high set in 2023. This is a clear indication …

Earth has endured its hottest summer ever recorded — for the second year in a row
4 months ago

Earth has endured its hottest summer ever recorded — for the second year in a row

Salon  

For the second summer in a row, global temperatures broke temperature records, according to the European climate service Copernicus, putting this year on track to be the hottest in recorded history. Specifically, summer 2024 was 0.69 degrees Celsius hotter than the 1991 to 2020 average and was, additionally, 0.03 degrees hotter than summer 2023's record-setting temperatures. According to the recent …

Summer 2024 was the hottest on RECORD: Average global temperature was 0.69°C above average - and scientists say climate change is to blame
4 months ago

Summer 2024 was the hottest on RECORD: Average global temperature was 0.69°C above average - and scientists say climate change is to blame

Daily Mail  

Summer in the UK might have been cold and rainy. The average global temperature across June, July, and August was 0.69°C above average - surpassing the previous record set last year. But globally, this summer was the hottest on record, according to new data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service The average global temperature across June, July, and August was …

World records hottest August with 2024 poised to be warmest year: EU climate agency
4 months ago

World records hottest August with 2024 poised to be warmest year: EU climate agency

China Daily  

BRUSSELS -- August 2024 has tied with August 2023 as the hottest August on record globally, with the average surface air temperature hitting 16.82 degrees Celsius, 0.71 degrees Celsius above the average August temperature from 1991 to 2020, according to the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service. The data also showed that August 2024 was 1.51 degrees Celsius warmer than pre-industrial …

Record summer temperatures set world on course for hottest year ever
4 months ago

Record summer temperatures set world on course for hottest year ever

Al Jazeera  

European climate monitor says extreme weather will become more ‘intense’ if countries don’t slash emissions. Summer temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere were the highest ever recorded, making it likely that this year could emerge as Earth’s hottest ever, according to the European Union’s climate change monitor. “During the past three months of 2024, the globe has experienced the hottest June …

July marks second-hottest month on record worldwide: EU climate agency
5 months ago

July marks second-hottest month on record worldwide: EU climate agency

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-08-08 10:53 A cyclist cools off at a fountain at Madrid Rio park during the heatwave in Madrid, Spain, July 25, 2024. BRUSSELS - July 2024 is the second-warmest month worldwide in the data record, trailing slightly behind July 2023, the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service reported on Thursday. The average surface air temperature of July was …

July 22 was Earth's hottest day in all recorded history | Why blue planet is witnessing extreme temperature?
5 months, 2 weeks ago

July 22 was Earth's hottest day in all recorded history | Why blue planet is witnessing extreme temperature?

India TV News  

July 22, Monday, was again the hottest day on record, according to preliminary data from a European Union monitoring agency, inching past Sunday, July 21 which had just taken the title. The global average surface air temperature rose to 17.15 degrees Celsius — 0.06 degrees higher than Sunday's marginal record according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service, which has been …

Warning of more deaths as 2024 set to be hottest year on record
6 months ago

Warning of more deaths as 2024 set to be hottest year on record

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. Last month was the hottest June on record, the EU’s climate change monitoring service has said, continuing a streak …

Summer 2023 was the hottest in past 2,000 years: Study
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Summer 2023 was the hottest in past 2,000 years: Study

Hindustan Times  

Last summer, as wildfires swept across the Mediterranean, roads buckled in Texas and heatwaves strained power grids in China, it was not just the warmest summer on record, but the hottest one in some 2,000 years, new research has found. Women cover themselves to protect from the sun on a hot summer day European scientists last year established that the …

Summer of 2023 was hottest in 2,000 years, study finds
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Summer of 2023 was hottest in 2,000 years, study finds

LA Times  

An extreme summer marked by deadly heat waves, explosive wildfires and record warm ocean temperatures will go down as among the hottest in the last 2,000 years, new research has found. Notably, Copernicus found that the summer months of June, July and August last year measured 1.18 degrees warmer than average — still hot, but not nearly as warm as …

April 2024 was hottest on record, marking 11 months of new highs
8 months ago

April 2024 was hottest on record, marking 11 months of new highs

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 streak of record global temperatures has continued for the 11th month in a row, …

World Meteorological Organisation confirms 2023 as ‘hottest year’
9 months, 3 weeks ago

World Meteorological Organisation confirms 2023 as ‘hottest year’

The Hindu  

In line with a host of observations by climate agencies in the preceding three months, the World Meteorological Organisation has officially confirmed 2023 to be the hottest year on record. “Never have we been so close — albeit on a temporary basis at the moment — to the 1.5 degree Celsius lower limit of the Paris Agreement on climate change,” …

Last month was hottest February ever recorded. It’s the ninth-straight broken record
10 months ago

Last month was hottest February ever recorded. It’s the ninth-straight broken record

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — For the ninth straight month, Earth has obliterated global heat records — with February, the winter as a whole and the world’s oceans setting new high-temperature marks, according to the European Union climate agency Copernicus. The latest record-breaking in this climate change-fueled global hot streak includes sea surface temperatures that weren’t just the hottest for February, but eclipsed …

January 2024 was hottest on record with 1.7°C temperature surge
11 months ago

January 2024 was hottest on record with 1.7°C temperature surge

Live Mint  

January 2024 remained the hottest January on record as global temperatures sored 1.66C above the average during pre-industrial times. The report made by Europe’s Earth observation agency Copernicus states that January 2024 was the eighth consecutive month with record-high monthly temperatures Global temperatures over the past 12 months were the highest ever recorded — 1.52C above the average between 1850 …

2023 officially warmest year on record by a huge margin, World Meteorological Organization confirms
11 months, 3 weeks ago

2023 officially warmest year on record by a huge margin, World Meteorological Organization confirms

The Hindu  

The World Meteorological Organization has officially confirmed that 2023 is the hottest year on record by a huge margin, smashing global temperature records. "Given that El Nino usually has the biggest impact on global temperatures after it peaks, 2024 could be even hotter," said Ms. Saulo, who became WMO Secretary-General on January 1, 2024. Other indicators include atmospheric greenhouse gas …

2023 Was One Of The Coldest Years Of The Rest Of Your Life
11 months, 3 weeks ago

2023 Was One Of The Coldest Years Of The Rest Of Your Life

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING For the last couple of years, Andrew Dessler, a climate scientist at Texas A&M University, has taken to X, formerly Twitter, to update a boilerplate response to the latest global temperature assessment. NOAA NCEI The two U.S. reports follow one on Tuesday from the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service, which similarly concluded that 2023 was the …

In Graphics | Why 2023 was the hottest year on record
11 months, 4 weeks ago

In Graphics | Why 2023 was the hottest year on record

Firstpost  

2023 was the warmest calendar year in global temperature data records dating back to 1850, according to a report released on Tuesday by the European Climate Agency. Earth broke all previous records for annual heat, verged on the global warming threshold, and displayed additional symptoms of a feverish planet last year, the report said. January 2024 is also on track …

2023 was the warmest year on earth since 1850, says EU’s climate change agency
1 year ago

2023 was the warmest year on earth since 1850, says EU’s climate change agency

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Last year was the warmest calendar year in global temperature data records going back to 1850, Copernicus Climate Change Service said on Tuesday. These record temperatures strongly increased the intensity of heatwaves, droughts and extreme rainfall associated with storms like Otis and Daniel, said XAIDA, a consortium of leading European climate institutes. If we want to successfully manage …

2023 was world's hottest year on record, EU scientists confirm
1 year ago

2023 was world's hottest year on record, EU scientists confirm

The Hindu  

Last year was the planet's hottest on record by a substantial margin and likely the world's warmest in the last 1,00,000 years, the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service said on January 9. When checked against paleoclimatic data records from sources such as tree rings and air bubbles in glaciers, Mr. Buontempo said it was "very likely" the warmest year …

Earth reaches grim milestone: 2023 was the warmest year on record
1 year ago

Earth reaches grim milestone: 2023 was the warmest year on record

LA Times  

An astonishing seven consecutive months of record-breaking warmth have culminated in a grim milestone for humanity: 2023 was, officially, Earth’s hottest year on record. Temperatures during 2023 likely exceed those of any period in at least the last 100,000 years.” With a global average temperature of 58.96 degrees, last year was about 0.31 of a degree warmer than the previous …

2023 shatters record for world’s warmest year: EU climate agency
1 year ago

2023 shatters record for world’s warmest year: EU climate agency

Al Jazeera  

Copernicus Climate Change Service says 2023 ‘very likely’ the warmest year in the past 100,000 years. Last year was the planet’s hottest on record by a significant margin and likely the world’s warmest in the past 100,000 years, the European Union’s climate agency says. When checked against palaeoclimatic data records from sources such as tree rings and air bubbles in …

The last 12 months were the hottest in recorded history, analysis finds
1 year, 2 months ago

The last 12 months were the hottest in recorded history, analysis finds

Salon  

A new report by the nonprofit organization Climate Central reveals that the last 12 months were the hottest ever recorded. As the organization's vice president for science Dr. Andrew Pershing said in a statement, "this 12-month record is exactly what we expect from a global climate fueled by carbon pollution." As a result, roughly nine out of ten humans alive …

Hottest October on record as 2023 on track to be warmest year in history
1 year, 2 months ago

Hottest October on record as 2023 on track to be warmest year in history

The Hindu  

Last month was the hottest October on record globally, Europe's climate monitor said Wednesday, as months of exceptional heat are likely to make 2023 the warmest year in history. EDITORIAL | Mercury rising: On an ‘era of global boiling’ "October 2023 has seen exceptional temperature anomalies, following on from four months of global temperature records being obliterated," said Samantha Burgess, …

Scorching October puts 2023 on track to be hottest year in 125,000 years
1 year, 2 months ago

Scorching October puts 2023 on track to be hottest year in 125,000 years

Al Jazeera  

Scientists say climate change is driving heatwaves across the planet, toppling previous records with alarming frequency. The Copernicus Climate Change Service, the EU’s climate monitor, said on Wednesday that October was 0.4 degrees Celsius hotter than the previous record for the month, set in 2019. As climate change, driven by greenhouse gas emissions from the burning of fossil fuels, heats …

Mapped: Nasa reveals how much hotter 2023 summer was than average
1 year, 3 months ago

Mapped: Nasa reveals how much hotter 2023 summer was than average

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 space agency, which has maintained temperature records since 1880, said June, July and August collectively recorded temperatures that …

2023 on track to be world's hottest year on record, temperatures exceed 1.5C above pre-industrial levels for first time
1 year, 3 months ago

2023 on track to be world's hottest year on record, temperatures exceed 1.5C above pre-industrial levels for first time

ABC  

This year is now almost certain to become Earth's warmest on record after a hot July and August saw global temperatures reach the Paris Agreement target of 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. "If current 2023 temperature anomalies are maintained, or increase, over the last four months of the year that would be sufficient for an annual record to be …

This summer broke the world record for the highest temperature officially recorded
1 year, 4 months ago

This summer broke the world record for the highest temperature officially recorded

Associated Press  

GENEVA — Earth has sweltered through its hottest Northern Hemisphere summer ever measured, with a record warm August capping a season of brutal and deadly temperatures, according to the World Meteorological Organization. The world’s oceans — more than 70% of the Earth’s surface — were the hottest ever recorded, nearly 21 C, and have set high temperature marks for three …

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