The year 2024 was the warmest on record globally and the first calendar year in which the average temperature exceeded its pre-industrial level by 1.5°C, as revealed by the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) in its annual climate summary, published on Friday 10 January.
“High global temperatures combined with record levels of water vapour in the atmosphere in 2024 have led to unprecedented heatwaves and heavy rainfall, causing millions of people to suffer”, said Samantha Burgess,...