2024 is confirmed by the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) to be the warmest year on record globally and the first calendar year that the average global temperature exceeded 1.5°C above its
2024 is confirmed by the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) to be the warmest year on record globally and the first calendar year that the average global temperature exceeded 1.5°C above its pre-industrial level.
Human-induced climate change remains the primary driver of extreme air and sea surface temperatures; while other factors, such as the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO), also contributed to the unusual temperatures observed during the year.
This year the following organizations involved in global climate monitoring – ECMWF, NASA, NOAA, the UK Met Office, Berkeley Earth and the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), have made a concerted effort to coordinate the release of their data, highlighting the exceptional conditions experienced during 2024.
Carlo Buontempo, Director of the Copernicus Climate Change Service, said: "All of the internationally produced global temperature datasets show that 2024 was the hottest year since records began in 1850. Humanity is in charge of its own destiny but how we respond to the climate challenge should be based on evidence. The future is in our hands - swift and decisive action can still alter the trajectory of our future climate.”
Each of the past 10 years (2015–2024) was one of the 10 warmest years on record.
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