2024 will be the warmest year on record and the first time the global average temperature will exceed pre-industrial levels by 1.5°C.
Oku.Azaccording to information provided by the “Copernicus” Climate Change Monitoring Service of the European Union.
It was also highlighted that the summer of 2024 is also in the date of observations. the hottest summer has been The average temperature in June-August was 0.69°C higher than the norm for the 1991-2020 period. On July 17, the global average daily temperature reached 17.16°C, exceeding the previous maximum by 0.07°C.
Climatologists attribute these records to the impact of the El Niño event, which is expected until mid-2024 and has caused an increase in global temperatures.
But experts point out that these record indicators are only part of the global warming trend caused by human activity. They warn that unless urgent measures are taken to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, these extreme temperature events will intensify and have devastating consequences for ecosystems and humanity.