Summer 2024 Confirmed as Hottest on Record Globally, 1.5°C Higher in China

Sep 6, 2024, 07:20 AM

The summer of 2024 has been confirmed as the hottest on record globally, according to the European Union's climate change monitoring service, Copernicus. This follows the previous record set in 2023 and indicates that 2024 is likely to become the warmest year ever recorded. The Northern Hemisphere experienced unprecedented heat, with extreme temperatures persisting across several continents. In China, August 2024 was the hottest since 1961, with a national average temperature of 22.6°C (72.68°F), 1.5°C higher than usual. Temperatures in Europe were 1.54°C above average over the summer. The high temperatures have been attributed to ongoing global warming.