2024 first year to cross 1.5 degrees Celsius warming limit, say scientists
It was also the warmest since 1850 on record, said the Copernicus Climate Change Service.
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The year 2024 was the first in which the average global temperature exceeded 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, scientists at Europe’s Copernicus Climate Change Service said on Friday.
A warming of more than 1.5 degrees Celsius can lead to severe climate change impacts and extreme weather. Pre-industrial levels refer to global atmospheric conditions before the widespread impact of industrialisation, which included burning coal, oil and gas and other such activities.
The Copernicus Climate Change Service is one of six thematic information services provided by the Copernicus Earth Observation Programme of the European Union. It collates data on the climate in Europe and the rest of the world.
On Friday, the climate change service said that 2024 was also the warmest year since 1850 on record globally. It added that the global average temperature last year stood at 15.10 degrees Celsius, overtaking that of 2023 by 0.12 degrees Celsius.
“2024 is 1.60°C above an estimate of the pre-industrial level, making it the first calendar year to exceed the 1.5°C limit,” the service said in a press statement. “Since July 2023, except for July 2024, every month has exceeded the 1.5°C threshold. The average for 2023-’2024 is 1.54°C.”
The past 10 years were the 10 warmest on record, the statement said. It...
