2024 Confirmed as Earth's Hottest Year, Breaching Key Climate Threshold

Global temperatures in 2024 temporarily exceeded the critical 1.5°C warming limit, underscoring the escalating impacts of climate change.

NASA and other global agencies confirmed 2024 as the hottest year on record, with average temperatures 1.47°C above pre-industrial levels.
For over half of 2024, temperatures exceeded the critical 1.5°C threshold outlined in international climate agreements, though this breach is not yet sustained over decades.
The warming trend has been driven by greenhouse gas emissions, with carbon dioxide levels now at approximately 420 parts per million, a significant rise from pre-industrial levels.
Extreme weather events intensified in 2024, including 27 billion-dollar disasters in the U.S., with Hurricane Helene causing $79 billion in damages and claiming 219 lives.
Scientists warn that rapid emission reductions are essential to avoid long-term breaches of the 1.5°C limit, as the planet continues to experience worsening wildfires, rising sea levels, and intensified heat waves.