Record January Heat Caps 12-Month Stretch Above 1.5°C
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February 08, 2024
“Rapid reductions in greenhouse gas emissions are the only way to stop global temperatures increasing,” one expert said.
The first month of 2024 was the hottest January on record, the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service and European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts announced Thursday.
That makes January the eighth month in a row to see its average surface air temperature surpass historic temperatures for that month and the 12th month in a row to see it rise past 1.5°C above the 1850-1900 average. January therefore caps the first 12-month period in which the average temperature surpassed the 1.5°C target enshrined in the Paris agreement.
“2024 starts with another record-breaking month—not only is it the warmest January on record, but we have also just experienced a 12-month period of more than 1.5°C above the preindustrial reference period,” Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) deputy director Samantha Burgess said in a statement. “Rapid reductions in greenhouse gas emissions are the only way to stop global temperatures increasing.”
“After all, if you stick your finger in a light socket and get shocked, it’s bad news, sure, but what did you expect?”
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