Summer time 2024 was the Earth’s warmest on document, in response to the Copernicus Local weather Change Service.
It was additionally the warmest throughout Europe at 1.54C above the 1991-2020 long run common, exceeding the earlier document from 2022.
August was additionally the thirteenth month in a 14-month interval the place the worldwide common temperature exceeded 1.5C above pre-industrial ranges.
Regardless of the UK having its coolest summer season since 2015, a lot of Europe skilled a warmer than common summer season.
Temperatures proceed to rise
Up to now this yr the worldwide common temperature has been 0.7C above the 1991-2020 common, which is the very best on document.
It’s due to this fact more and more probably that 2024 would be the warmest yr on document globally, in response to Copernicus, exterior, the EU’s local weather service.
It was solely final yr when world common temperatures reached a document excessive.
All through the world we’ve seen heatwaves and excessive climate having impacts.
Copernicus deputy director Samantha Burgess mentioned: “Temperature-related excessive occasions witnessed this summer season will solely change into extra intense”.
Throughout Europe, temperature data have been damaged over the summer season. Austria had their warmest on document.
Spain had its warmest August on document, Finland its joint warmest and Switzerland second warmest.
Whereas the warmth throughout Europe was targeted to southern and japanese areas, it was cooler throughout the Republic of Eire, the UK, western components of Portugal, Iceland and southern Norway.
Finish of El Niño warming
Whereas human actions have been probably the most vital trigger of world temperature rise, the document warmth in 2023 and into 2024 has been boosted by the pure local weather sample of El Niño.
El Niño – a pure warming of sea floor temperatures within the japanese Pacific – was noticed from June 2023 to Might 2024.
Throughout this time, greater sea floor temperatures added extra warmth to the ambiance.
Whereas it has now ended, its half in boosting world temperature may have an affect on 2024 general.
Scientists on the Australian Bureau of Meteorology consider the Pacific will enter the cooler section of La Niña within the coming months.