2024 became the hottest in the history of observations, the Copernicus (Copernicus) – a program of continuous observations of the state of the Earth, which is controlled by the European Commission, reported.
as follows from the message, 2024 became the hottest in the history of observations since 1850. The average global temperature was 15.10 degrees, which is 0.72 degrees higher than the average for 1991-2020 and 0.12 degrees higher than 2023, the previous hottest year in the history of observations.
Thus, 2024 was the first year when the average indicator of the “pre-industrial period” was exceeded, covering 1850-1900, by 1.5 degrees. In 2023, this average indicator exceeded the specified average indicator by 1.48 degrees.
The new record of the average daily global temperature was reached on July 22, 2024 and amounted to 17.16 degrees.
every month from January to June 2024 was warmer than the same month of the previous year. The summer of 2024 also became the hottest in the history of observations.
“All international sets of global temperature data show that 2024 became the warmest year since the beginning of observations in 1850. Humanity is responsible for its fate, but how we react to climatic problems should be based on actual data. The future is in our hands, ”said Carlo Buontempo, director of the climate change in the Copernicus program.
He added that quick and decisive measures would change the development of the climatic situation in the future.