2024 Becomes Hottest Year on Record, Exceeding Paris Climate Agreement Threshold
NASA and Copernicus confirm 2024 as the hottest year on record, surpassing the 1.5°C threshold of the Paris Climate Agreement, prompting urgent climate action.
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2024 was the hottest year in the instrumental record... This exceeds, for the first time, the aspirational goal set forth by the 2015 Paris Climate Change Agreement to limit the increase in global temperatures to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.
2024 was the hottest year on record
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The 1.5 degree C threshold isn’t just a number — it’s a red flag. Surpassing it even for a single year shows how perilously close we are to breaching the limits set by the Paris Agreement.
Earth breaks heat record, goes past dangerous warming threshold
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But either way, the heat impacts, though meaningful, pale in comparison to the climate damage done by burning fossil fuels, Dessler says.
2024 was the hottest year on record. The reason remains a science mystery
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Governments have consistently failed to cut planet-heating emissions at the pace required to avoid the escalating consequences of the climate crisis, as starkly illustrated by fires currently consuming Los Angeles.
2024 was hottest year on record for world’s land and oceans, US scientists confirm
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2024 saw its highest global temperature dating to the beginning of NOAA’s climate record in 1850, just shy of the Paris Climate Agreement’s 1.5-degree ceiling for irreversible damage.
Last year was hottest on record: NOAA
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The new record comes as little surprise after a year beset by extremes.
Last year was the hottest in Earth's recorded history, NASA says
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The 1.5 degree C threshold isn’t just a number — it’s a red flag. Surpassing it even for a single year shows how perilously close we are to breaching the limits set by the Paris Agreement.
Planet recorded hottest year in 2024, broke key 1.5 degree Celsius threshold
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The Paris Agreement goal of limiting warming to 1.5°C will not be met, and the long-term average referenced by this target will exceed this threshold in the next five-to-10 years, conservatively.
2024: Earth's hottest year and first to exceed Paris target
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“This is a warning light going off on the Earth’s dashboard that immediate attention is needed,” said University of Georgia meteorology professor Marshall Shepherd.
Earth records hottest year ever in 2024 and the jump was so big it breached a key threshold
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While reaching 1.5°C in 2024 is a milestone, surpassing 1.5°C for a single year does not constitute crossing the Paris threshold.
Global temperatures passed critical 1.5°C milestone for the first time in 2024: new report
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The setting of a new record warm temperature – for the second year in a row – has prompted further pleas from many organizations for more effective and expedient action to try to reign in the warming temperatures, the greenhouse gas emissions that exacerbate the warming and the impacts from more intense severe weather events.
Earth passed a critical climate change threshold in 2024, scientists announce
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The current trajectory would likely see the world pass 1.5C of long-term warming by the early 2030s. This would be politically significant, but it wouldn't mean game over for climate action.
World's hottest year: 2024 first to pass 1.5C warming limit
BBC News·4M·ReliableThis source consistently reports facts with minimal bias, demonstrating high-quality journalism and accuracy.CenterThis outlet is balanced or reflects centrist views.The 1.5 degree C threshold isn’t just a number — it’s a red flag. Surpassing it even for a single year shows how perilously close we are to breaching the limits set by the Paris Agreement.
Earth records hottest year ever in 2024 and the jump was so big it breached a key threshold
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"The extreme weather that swept the globe last year shows just how dangerous life in a warmer world already is."
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2024 is the hottest year on record—and the first to exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) above preindustrial temperatures.
Earth Surpasses 1.5 Degrees C in Hottest Year on Record
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Earth Records Hottest Year Ever in 2024 and the Jump Was So Big it Breached a Key Threshold
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Summary
NASA and NOAA report 2024 as the planet's hottest year ever, with temperatures 1.6°C above pre-industrial levels. This marks a worryingly significant breach of the Paris Agreement's 1.5°C limit. The consecutive record-breaking years signal escalating climate crises, with evident impacts including extreme weather events, rising sea levels, and biodiversity loss. Scientists warn of catastrophic consequences if trends persist. The ongoing El Niño may have contributed to this year's warmth, while La Niña is anticipated for 2025, potentially easing temperatures. Nonetheless, the urgency for global policy action and emissions reductions remains paramount.
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