- 2024 has been confirmed as the hottest year on record, breaking the previous record set in 2023.
- The year was 1.6 degrees hotter than the pre-industrial average, exceeding the 1.5-degree limit established by the Paris Agreement.
- COPERNICUS data revealed a series of alarming climate records, including the hottest day ever recorded and monthly records from January to June.
- The climate crisis resulted in extreme weather events globally, such as devastating hurricanes, floods, and droughts influenced by. human activity and natural phenomena.
- While the cooling La Niña pattern may emerge, scientists stress that the overall trend of global warming will continue without significant changes to fossil fuel consumption.
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