"Record-Breaking Warming: Earth Surpasses 1.5°C Limit for 12 Consecutive Months"

The European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) reported that January 2024 was the hottest January on record, continuing a trend of exceptional heat driven by climate change. This follows 2023 being the hottest year globally since 1850. The C3S Deputy Director emphasized the urgent need for rapid reductions in greenhouse gas emissions to prevent further temperature increases. Despite the likelihood of the El Nino phenomenon weakening and potentially shifting to the cooler La Nina counterpart, global sea surface temperatures in January 2024 were the highest on record. While the world has exceeded 1.5 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial reference period, it has not yet breached the Paris Agreement target, prompting calls for accelerated action to limit the impact of climate change.