Scientists have confirmed that summer 2024 broke global heat records for the second consecutive year, making 2024 likely to be the hottest year in recorded history. Data from Copernicus, Europe’s climate change service, shows June to August as the hottest period since records began in 1940

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1. This years El Niño cycle was “only” the fourth strongest on record, and quite short lived, and yet global temperatures still blew 2016’s very strong El Niño out of the water. Quite spooky how our planet’s rapid and extreme heating has seemingly overpowered the temperature variation from the ENSO cycle.

2. It’s alarming to see these record-breaking temperatures for two years in a row. It really underscores the urgency of addressing climate change and taking action to protect our planet.