once again For the second consecutive year, climate scientists are “virtually certain” that 2024 will be the hottest year on record for Earth.
The European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service reported that October was the second-warmest October globally, following last year, with temperatures approximately 0.8 degrees Celsius (1.44 degrees Fahrenheit) above the 30-year average.
This data is based on the ERA5 dataset, which incorporates billions of measurements from various global sources, including spacecraft, ships, aircraft, and weather stations.
Over the past 10 months, the global temperature anomaly has averaged 0.71 degrees Celsius (1.28 degrees Fahrenheit) above the 30-year average, setting a new record for this period.
With just two months left in the year, the Copernicus Climate Change Service declared that October’s data confirms that 2024 will almost certainly be the warmest year on record, marking the first time global temperatures will exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial levels.
The latest data comes ahead of the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan, which is expected to emphasize the need for urgent action.
This year has already surpassed previous records, including 2023’s hottest day, which was broken on July 22 when the global average temperature reached 17.15 degrees Celsius (62.87 degrees Fahrenheit).
Above-average temperatures have been observed in regions such as Europe, northern Canada, the central U.S., and parts of Asia and Australia, while sea-surface temperatures also remain unusually high.
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