The year 2024 was the hottest ever recorded on Earth according to a new report from the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service. For the first time the global average temperature went over 1.5°C above what it was before the industrial era. The report doesn’t say exactly when this happened during the year but confirms 2024 was the hottest year ever globally. This marks a big step in understanding the impacts of global warming.
The report also talks about some bad weather events that happened in 2024 because of climate change. For example there was really bad flooding in Pakistan and Afghanistan in April which caused many deaths. The Amazon River had a major drought with the lowest water levels ever recorded. In Athens Greece the Acropolis had to close in the afternoons because of dangerous heat. These events happened all over the world from Asia to South America and Europe.
The Copernicus Climate Change Service made this report to track what’s happening with the climate globally in 2024. They wanted to give scientific information about rising temperatures and how that’s causing extreme weather. The idea is to help people like government leaders researchers and regular people understand how serious climate change is and hopefully push for things that can help. The report doesn’t say what actions were taken but it shows us how big global warming’s effects are.