2024: A Year of Record-Breaking Heat and Climate Impacts

The overarching theme is clear: 2024 was the hottest year on record globally, exceeding the 1.5°C warming threshold outlined in the Paris Agreement for the first time and bringing a cascade of extreme weather events

• Record-breaking Temperatures: 2024 was the hottest year on record globally, surpassing 2023's record. Global temperatures were 1.6°C warmer than the pre-industrial level (1850-1900) according to Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), and 2.3°F warmer than NASA's 20th-century baseline (1951-1980) according to NASA's analysis. (Copernicus,  ...