Global environmental issues

Over the past year, global temperatures have surged by 1.5 degrees Celsius, marking a period of unprecedented heat since the fossil fuel era began during the late 19th century. The data, cited by the "Guardian," reveals that between July 2023 and June 2024, Earth experienced its hottest temperatures on record.

June 2024 has marked the warmest month on record, according to data released by the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Office. This latest finding underscores a troubling trend, as it marks the 12th consecutive month where temperatures have exceeded historical averages. Experts warn that if current patterns persist, 2024 could surpass last year as the hottest year ever recorded.

Earth's more than year-long streak of record-shattering hot months kept on simmering through June, according to the European climate service Copernicus.

There's hope that the planet will soon see an end to the record-setting part of the heat streak, but not the climate chaos that has come with it, scientists said.

G7 energy and climate ministers agreed a timeframe Tuesday for phasing out coal-fired power plants, setting a goal in the mid-2030s, in a move hailed as significant by some environmentalists but described as "too late" by others.

Europe's climate monitor said on April 9 that March was the hottest on record and the tenth straight month of historic heat, with sea surface temperatures also hitting a "shocking" new high.

It is the latest red flag in a year already marked by climate extremes and rising greenhouse gas emissions, spurring fresh calls for more rapid action to limit global warming.

Europe stands to suffer significant economic effects, amounting to some 7% of its output by the end of the century, even if the world manages to contain the increase of global temperatures to 1.5 degrees centigrade above pre-industrial level, according to a draft European Commission communication seen by Bloomberg.

Earth has endured 12 months of temperatures 1.5C hotter than the pre-industrial era for the first time on record, Europe's climate monitor said Thursday, in what scientists called a "warning to humanity".

As they further state, it could threaten the lives of up to six billion people by the end of the century.
In the study "Climate State Report 2023: Entering Unexplored Territory", published in the journal Bioscience, specific climate events this year are pointed out.

A man walks in front of an installation featuring a burning Earth at a park in Daegu, 237 kilometers southeast of Seoul, South Korea. The last three days have been the warmest in modern global history, as an epic heatwave continues to break temperature records from North America to Antarctica.

Europe's summer last year was the hottest on record and caused thousands of deaths, a joint report by World Meteorological Organization and European Union scientists confirmed, while warning that such events could become more routine.