According to Burgess, the string of record temperatures suggests that 2024 may go down as the hottest year on record.
Without urgent action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the extreme weather events seen this summer could worsen, causing more severe impacts on both people and the planet,” she emphasized.
The data from C3S, which has been monitoring daily global average temperatures since 1940, comes following a notable increase in national heat records being broken this year.
The climate crisis significantly increases the likelihood of extreme heat events, largely attributed to the burning of fossil fuels.
Scientists have been urging for immediate reductions in greenhouse gas emissions to halt the rise in global average temperatures.
Source: www.nbcnews.com
