After the year 2023, which set the global warmest record, 2024 is also preparing to enter climate history. Discover the 5 most surprising statistics that show the state of the climate in 2024.
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Number 1: Tops in warmest years.
According to Copernicus and the World Meteorological Organization, there is no doubt that 2024 will be the hottest new year on record in 175 years, ahead of 2023. Weather reportWeather report.
+ 1.6 degree Celsius warming
While the Paris Agreement promised to limit global warming to +1.5°C compared to pre-industrial times, the new temperature difference should be around +1.65°C.
10: A Decade of Records
The World Meteorological Organization is clear: the past 10 years have been the warmest on record (on land and ocean) since records began. The last two, 2023 and 2024, feature the highest global temperatures.
21.17 °C: Overheating of oceans
In March and April 2024, the average sea surface temperature reached 21.17 °C as shown in the curve below (in dark red): this is an absolute record, much higher than in 2023 (21.09 °C). is far away orange curve) and mean (20.52 °C).
+ 51% carbon dioxide
From 1750 to the end of 2023, atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide, a powerful Green house gasGreen house gasan increase of 51 percent. It is certain that the year 2024 will mark a new rise after 2023.
