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2024 Shatters Heat Records, Urgent Climate Action Needed

1/10/2025

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In 2024, the world experienced a staggering rise in temperatures, exceeding 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels for the first time, making it the hottest year ever recorded. This alarming increase, fueled by human emissions, has unleashed a wave of extreme weather events. Scientists urgently call for decisive action to curb greenhouse gas emissions and salvage the goals of the Paris Agreement.

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In 2024, the world experienced a staggering rise in temperatures, exceeding 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels for the first time, making it the hottest year ever recorded. This alarming increase, fueled by human emissions, has unleashed a wave of extreme weather events. Scientists urgently call for decisive action to curb greenhouse gas emissions and salvage the goals of the Paris Agreement.