Last Year Was the Hottest Year in Recorded History. Buckle Up.
Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. The official numbers are in, and 2024 was the hottest year in recorded history —and almost surely also the hottest year in the history of human civilization.
Last year was hottest on record: NOAA
Last year was the hottest ever recorded, according to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released Friday. In 2024, Earth overall saw its highest global
Climate stripes updated for hottest year on record
An iconic depiction of global temperatures has been updated to represent the average global temperature for 2024. The European Copernicus climate service said on Friday that 2024 was the hottest year on record,
2024 was the hottest year on record, NASA and NOAA confirm
Weather organizations from around the world agree that the planet's average global surface temperature in 2024 could well have passed a crucial threshold meant to limit the worst effects of climate change.
Last year was the hottest in Earth's recorded history, NASA says
Last year was the planet’s hottest in recorded history, NASA announced, marking two years in a row that global temperatures have shattered records.
You Just Lived Through Earth's Hottest Year on Record. Again.
Scientific agencies around the world confirmed that 2024 surpassed the global temperature record set in 2023 as carbon emissions contribute to extreme weather.
2024 was Earth’s hottest year on record, passing a dangerous warming threshold
Global temperatures were the hottest on record in 2024; it was the first year where the average temperature topped 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial times.
Amid the Hottest Year, US Homes Used a Record Amount of Power to Keep Cool
While artificial intelligence has attracted scrutiny for energy use, the residential sector is far and away the biggest power suck — and it’s set to grow as the planet heats up.
2024 was the hottest year on record, scientists say
Global temperatures in 2024 exceeded 1.5 Celsius above the pre-industrial era for the first time, bringing the world closer to breaching the pledge governments made under the 2015 Paris climate agreement,
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