The world just endured the hottest summer on record

Burgess stated that with the current record temperatures, there is a high likelihood that 2024 will be the hottest year on record. The extreme heat events witnessed this summer will only get worse unless urgent action is taken to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The data from C3S shows a significant increase in global mean temperature since 1940, with a high number of national heat records being broken this year. The climate crisis, fueled by the burning of fossil fuels, is making extreme heat events more likely. Scientists are urging rapid reductions in greenhouse gas emissions to prevent global temperatures from rising further.