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Global Temperatures Cross 1.5°C Milestone For The First Time in 2024

Global temperatures hit a record high in 2024, surpassing 1.5°C. This could lead to extreme weather events like floods, heatwaves, and droughts.

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Global Temperatures Break Records In 2024

The earth’s climate experienced its hottestyearin 2024. Extreme flooding in April killed hundreds of peoplein Pakistan and Afghanistan. A year-long drought has leftAmazon river levels at an all-time low. And in Athens, Greece, the ancient Acropoliswas closed in the afternoons to protect tourists from dangerous heat.

A new report from the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service confirms that 2024 was the first year on record with a global average temperature exceeding 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. All continents except Australasia and Antarctica experienced their hottest year on record, with 11 months of the year exceeding the 1.5°C level.

Global temperatures have been at record levels – and still rising – for several years now. Theprevious hottest year on recordwas 2023. All ten of the hottest years on record have fallen within the last decade. But this is the first time a calendar year has exceeded the 1.5°C threshold.

2024 In Context: Graphs Of Global Mean Surface Temperature

2024 was the first calendar year to exceed 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, but the five-year average is still below this threshold.Copernicus Global Climate Highlights Report 2024

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