2024 Declared Hottest Year on Record, Climate Threshold Reached

Scientists have confirmed that 2024 was the hottest year ever recorded on Earth, marking a sobering milestone in the fight against climate change. Data from the USA’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and NASA, along with Copernicus, the European Union’s Earth observation program, revealed that the planet’s average temperature has risen by 1.5 degrees Celsius since pre-industrial times.

This temperature increase aligns with the critical limit set by the 2015 Paris Climate Accord, which aimed to keep global warming below 1.5 degrees to avoid the most severe climate impacts. The findings also mark the second consecutive year of record-breaking global temperatures, raising significant concern among scientists and climate researchers.

The announcement comes as climate-related disasters continue to escalate worldwide. In California, catastrophic wildfires have destroyed homes and taken lives, underscoring the devastating effects of a warming planet.