2024 Set to Be The Hottest Year on Record, Scientists Confirm

Global temperatures in 2024 have exceeded critical thresholds, making it the hottest year since records began and the first to surpass 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, Rosie Frost reported for Euronews.

The figures recorded in November 2024 marked the 16th month out of the last 17 where temperatures exceeded the 1.5°C threshold.

According to the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), November 2024 was the second warmest on record, with global temperatures averaging 14.10°C—0.73°C above the 1991–2020 November average.

It marked the 16th month out of the last 17 where temperatures exceeded the 1.5°C threshold.

Samantha Burgess, deputy director of C3S, stated, “With Copernicus data in from the penultimate month of the year, we can now confirm with virtual certainty that 2024 will be the warmest year on record and the first calendar year above 1.5°C.”

The data underscores the urgent need for global action to combat climate change as the world continues to experience unprecedented warming.