The average global surface temperature for 2024 exceeded the 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels threshold set by the Paris Agreement for the first time, according to the European Union's climate watchdog.

The past ten years have all been the ten warmest since records began, and 2024 was the first time an important mark was exceeded.

Was the First Year Above 1.5C of Global Warming, Scientists Say By Kate Abnett and Alison Withers BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The world just experienced the first full year in which global temperatures exceeded 1.

The world just experienced the first full year in which global temperatures exceeded 1.5C above pre-industrial times, scientists at the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) confirmed on Friday (January 10).

The world breached 1.5C of warming last year for the first time, top international agencies said, as an “extraordinary” spike in the global average temperature sparked fears that climate change is accelerating faster than expected.

Geneva: The last two years saw average temperatures exceed a critical warming limit for the first time, Europe's climate monitor said Friday, as the UN demanded "trail-blazing" climate action. While this does not mean the internationally-agreed 1.