Is 2024 going to be the first full year to breach 1.5C of warming?

With 2023 the warmest year on record, 2024 could see the unwelcome milestone of 1.5C of warming reached for a full yearThe year 2023 has been confirmed as the warmest in recorded history, with average global temperatures topping 1.5C of heating above preindustrial levels for more than one third of the year. It continues the rapid warming trend, with the 10 warmest years in human history all having occurred since 2010.So what could 2024 hold? Forecasts suggest the year ahead is likely to be another record breaker, with a strong possibility that this could be the first full year to go beyond 1.5C of warming. Continue reading...