2024 Shatters Temperature Records Worldwide

A year of unprecedented heat accelerates concerns over climate change effects
2024 is on course to be recognized as the hottest year on record, prompting serious concern among scientists and environmentalists alike. Temperatures are set to soar high enough to surpass the 1.5°C threshold established prior to the Industrial Revolution, a significant benchmark in climate science. The European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service has stated, "It is now virtually certain...2024 will be the warmest year on record," as the world grapples with increasingly severe weather patterns and their alarming impacts.

According to the latest reports, the average global temperature anomaly for the first ten months of this year reached around 0.71°C above the 1991 to 2020 average—a shocking indicator pointing to the unsettling changes our planet is undergoing. Notably, October 2024 has already recorded temperatures 1.65°C above pre-industrial levels, marking the 15th of the last 16 months to breach the 1.5°C benchmark.