Skip to main content
Earth in 2024 almost certain to be the hottest humanity has ever experienced, scientists say
Firefighter Geo Mulongo (centre) finishes his water while taking a break during the Line Fire in Highland, California, September 6, 2024

FOR the second year in a row, Earth will almost certainly be the hottest it’s been in human history, the European climate agency Copernicus said today.

The agency also said that for the first time, the globe this year reached more than 1.5°C of warming compared to the pre-industrial average.

Director of Copernicus Carlo Buontempo said: “It’s this relentless nature of the warming that I think is worrying.”

The 95th Anniversary Appeal
Support the Morning Star
You have reached the free limit.
Subscribe to continue reading.
More from this author
An Israeli army tank maneuvers in the Gaza Strip is seen from southern Israel, May 4, 2025
World / 4 May 2025
4 May 2025

Ministers vote to escalate war on starving Palestinians

Features / 29 April 2025
29 April 2025

As global fascism grows, ROGER McKENZIE urges the left to reclaim May Day’s revolutionary roots — not as an act of nostalgia, but as fuel for building a ‘community of resistance’ against exploitation and the rise of fascism

Palestinians inspect the remains of a displacement tent hit
World / 18 April 2025
18 April 2025
Similar stories
A vendor sleeps on a hot afternoon at her shop at Market 4 i
World / 6 February 2025
6 February 2025
Firefighter Geo Mulongo (centre) finishes his water while ta
World / 10 January 2025
10 January 2025