> 2024 was the warmest year in global temperature records going back to 1850. According to ERA5 (1), the global average temperature of 15.10°C was 0.72°C above the 1991-2020 average, and 0.12°C above 2023, the previous warmest year on record. This is equivalent to *1.60°C* above an estimate of the 1850-1900 temperature designated to be the pre-industrial level.
https://climate.copernicus.eu/copernicus-2024-first-year-exceed-15degc-above-pre-industrial-level
Fuck 1.5°C, I guess
Copernicus: 2024 is the first year to exceed 1.5°C above pre-industrial level | Copernicus
2024 is confirmed by the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) to be the warmest year on record globally, and the first calendar year that the average global temperature exceeded 1.5°C above its pre-industrial level.
Ralph Ruthe
CCC Aachen
Nico Semsrott