Global Average Temperatures Surpass 1.5°C Threshold for First Time in Year-long Record
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January 2024 marked the hottest January on record, with a global average air temperature of 13.14 degrees Celsius, pushing the 12-month global average temperatures over the 1.5 degree Celsius threshold for the first time ever. This comes after 2023 was confirmed as the hottest year on record. The rise in global temperatures is fueling extreme weather events, prompting calls for rapid reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and a transition away from fossil fuels.
Topics:nation#climate-change#copernicus#fossil-fuels#global-warming#renewable-energy#temperature-records
- Hottest January on record pushes 12-month global average temps over 1.5 degree threshold for first time ever CBS News
- The world just marked a year above a critical climate limit scientists have warned about CNN
- In First, Earth's Temperature Breached Key Threshold Over a 12-Month Period The Wall Street Journal
- World's first year-long breach of key 1.5C warming limit BBC.com
- January Temperatures Hit Record Highs on Land and at Sea The New York Times
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