Rising temperatures have already triggered extreme weather events across the globe in 2024, including deadly floods in Nigeria and Europe, devastating wildfires in South America, early heatwaves and catastrophic hurricanes in the United States.
For the first time, average global temperatures will exceed 1.5C above pre-industrial levels from 1850-1900, the upper limit set by the Paris Agreement, indicating a critical rise in climate instability.
This does not mean that the Paris Agreement has been breached, but it does mean ambitious climate action is more urgent than ever, said Samantha Burgess, deputy director of C3S.
January 2024 marked the eighth consecutive month in a row that was the warmest on record for the respective month of the year - a streak that began in June 2023.
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