Global temperatures in 2024 soared to yet another record level, but this time it was such a big jump that Earth temporarily passed a major symbolic climate threshold.
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FILE–AwomantriestocoolherselfwhilewaitingforabusonahotdayinSkopje,NorthMacedonia,June20,2024.(APPhoto/BorisGrdanoski,File)Earthrecordeditshottestyeareverin2024,withsuchabigjumpthattheplanettemporarilypassedamajorclimatethreshold,severalweathermonitoringagenciesannouncedFriday.
Lastyear’sglobalaveragetemperatureeasilypassed2023′srecordheatandkeptpushingevenhigher.Itsurpassedthelong-termwarminglimitof1.5degreesCelsius(2.7degreesFahrenheit)sincethelate1800sthatwascalledforbythe2015Parisclimatepact,accordingtotheEuropeanCommission’sCopernicusClimateService,theUnitedKingdom’sMeteorologyOfficeandJapan’sweatheragency.
TheEuropeanteamcalculated1.6degreesCelsius(2.89degreesFahrenheit)ofwarming.Japanfound1.57degreesCelsius(2.83degreesFahrenheit)andtheBritish1.53degreesCelsius(2.75degreesFahrenheit)inreleasesofdatacoordinatedtoearlyFrida
