2024 Was the World’s Hottest Year, Exceeding Paris Climate Agreement Threshold

For the first time ever, global average temperatures have exceeded a 1.5 degrees Celsius increase compared to temperatures observed at pre-industrial levels, crossing a threshold that governments across the world sought to stay under in an agreement made nearly a decade ago. According to figures released by the Copernicus Climate Change Service on Friday, 2024 had the hottest global average…

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