Record-Breaking Warmth Marks 2023-24 Winter Season

The United States and the globe experience unprecedented temperatures, highlighting the escalating climate crisis.

The 2023-24 winter season in the mainland United States was the warmest on record, with an average temperature of 3.1 degrees Celsius above the 20th-century average.
February 2024 was globally the warmest February on record, marking the ninth consecutive month of historic high temperatures worldwide.
The absence of ice across the Great Lakes reached a historic low in February, affecting businesses, wildlife, and increasing shoreline erosion.
President Joe Biden referred to global warming as a "climate crisis" in his State of the Union address, highlighting the urgency of addressing climate change.
Scientists warn that the world is likely to exceed the 1.5 degrees Celsius warming limit set by the Paris Agreement in the early 2030s, emphasizing the need for significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.