Previously, Focus wrote that for the first time in history the Earth had overcome a dangerous limit, and therefore scientists called 2024 a symbolic year. Researchers have found that average global surface temperatures have exceeded 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels for the first time in history.. But it turned out that this is not all: scientists have registered another record, writes Science Alert.

Researchers from the Copernicus Climate Change Service have officially confirmed that 2024 was the hottest year on record.. Note that the statement was made against the backdrop of ongoing forest fires in Los Angeles - a disaster that experts consider aggravated by climate change.

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The record heat is believed to be primarily due to ongoing greenhouse gas emissions caused by humans burning fossil fuels. In fact, scientists are outright saying that the warming of the planet will not stop, or even slow down, until humanity achieves net-zero greenhouse gas emissions. Moreover, the researchers believe that humanity's need to rapidly reduce greenhouse gases has never been greater..

Note that the Copernicus researchers' findings are consistent with other leading global temperature data sets, which confirms that 2024 was the hottest year since records in 1850. The global average temperature in 2024 was about 1.6 °C higher than the average temperatures of the late 19th century.

Observations show that a new record high was reached on July 22, 2024, when the global daily average temperature reached 17.16 °C. What's more alarming is that every year in the last decade has been one of the ten warmest on record.. According to the director of the Copernicus Climate Change Service, Carlo Buontempo, the world is currently on the verge of exceeding level 1.5? C established by the Paris Agreement. Moreover, the average global temperature over the past two years is already above this level.

Observations also show that high average temperatures combined with record global levels of water vapor in the Earth's atmosphere in 2024 led to unprecedented heat waves and heavy rainfall, causing suffering for millions of people around the globe.

The Paris Agreement aimed to limit global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. If 2024 was around 1.6°C above pre-industrial levels, can we say we've already lost the battle Fortunately for humanity, no.

Researchers note that the success or failure of the Paris Agreement will actually be measured by longer periods of temperature than a single year in the planet's history. This approach removes natural climate variability and factors such as El Nino and La Nina to create a clearer picture of climate change.

At the same time, scientists note that the temperature record set in 2024 is an alarming sign.

Focus previously wrote that the Earth will heat up twice as much as predicted in the past.