BRUSSELS | Xinhua | The year 2024 is on track to become the hottest on record, with annual global temperature projected to be 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels for the first time, the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said on Thursday. The C3S said it is now “virtually certain” that 2024 will surpass …

The year 2024 is set to be the hottest on record, with global temperatures expected to surpass those of 2023, according to the European Climate Change Service, Copernicus. The announcement was made ahead of the COP29 climate talks in Azerbaijan, where nations are expected to discuss significant increases in funding to combat climate change.

For the second year in a row, Earth will almost certainly be the hottest it's ever been. And for the first time, the planet tis year reached more than 1.5°C. (2.7 °F) of warming compared to the pre-industrial average, the European climate agency Copernicus said Thursday (Nov. 07).

The year 2024 is ‘virtually seen’ as the warmest year on record, with the global average near surface temperature even higher than 2023, informed the

The temperature in 2024 will likely be more than 1.55C above the pre-industrial level.