2024 was the first year above 1.5C of global warming, scientists say
The world just experienced the first full year in which global temperatures exceeded 1.5C above pre-industrial times, ...
2024 was the hottest year on record, breaching a critical climate goal and capping 10 years of unprecedented heat
It breaks the previous record set in 2023, and pushes the world over a critical climate threshold, according to new data from Europe’s climate monitoring agency Copernicus.
2024 first year to pass 1.5C global warming limit
Global average temperatures for 2024 were around 1.6C above those of the pre-industrial period - the time before humans started burning large amounts of fossil fuels - according to Copernicus data.
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