Climate catastrophe: 2024 will be the hottest year ever!

Climate catastrophe: 2024 will be the hottest year ever!

Current analyzes show that global warming is progressing at an alarming rate. The average European temperature could rise by at least three degrees Celsius by 2060 compared to pre-Industrial Revolution levels, according to the latest findings from an AI-powered research team. This reports that Volksblatt. What is worrying is that Europe is warming faster than the global average and was already 2.3 degrees warmer in 2023, while the global increase was only 1.48 degrees. According to the study, we can increasingly expect that the critical temperature limits of 1.5 and 2 degrees will be exceeded significantly earlier than expected. With poor emissions reduction approaches, Europe could reach these limits as early as 2040.

The warmest year in history

Additionally, the Copernicus climate change service announced that 2024 is likely to be the warmest year on record. Global average temperatures are expected to be more than 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels, as TIME ONLINE reported. Experts attribute this increase to a combination of man-made greenhouse gases, reduced surface clouds, the El Niño weather phenomenon and increased solar activity. Despite these alarm signals, the goal of keeping global warming below 1.5 degrees for the next few years remains an important, if difficult to achieve, undertaking. But ambitious climate action is now more urgent than ever, according to Samantha Burgess, deputy director of the Copernicus Climate Change Service.

The results make it clear that climate change will inevitably have major impacts in the foreseeable future. Even with maximum efforts to reduce emissions, serious climatic changes are expected and the highest level of alert is required to mitigate the catastrophic consequences of this situation. Education and strategic solutions are essential to address the challenges of climate change.