Each of the past 12 months was over 1.5C above pre-industrial levels, inching us closer towards breaking the Paris agreement
The blocks in the heat map show the temperature anomaly for each month since 1970
Where they are black, the month breached 1.5C pic.twitter.com/Ci1BHyXALV
— Erwan Rivault (@ErwanRivault) July 8, 2024
Hottest day in recent history
Preliminary data show that a new record for Earth’s hottest day in recent history was set on July 21, 2024.