Copernicus reports 2024 on track to be hottest year on record

The European Climate Agency, Copernicus, has announced that 2024 is on track to be the hottest year on record, with average temperatures expected to exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. November 2024 recorded an average surface air temperature of 14.10 degrees Celsius, surpassing November 2023 by 0.73 degrees. This marks the 16th month in the last 17 where global temperatures exceeded the critical threshold. The global average temperature anomaly for January to November 2024 is 0.72 degrees Celsius above the 1991-2020 average, which is 0.14 degrees higher than the same period in 2023. Sea surface temperatures for November 2024 were also among the highest recorded.