"Humanity's torching the planet and paying the price," UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in remarks yesterday. This reflects the urgent need for significant global climate action.
Both Copernicus and the World Meteorological Organization released analyses yesterday saying 2024 is on track to be the hottest year on record - passing 2023.
More than 1,300 people died as temperatures soared in Saudi Arabia during the annual pilgrimage to Mecca in June, highlighting the severe impacts of climate anomalies.
This is likely also the first year that global average temperatures have risen more than 1.5 degrees Celsius higher than they were before the industrial revolution.
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