What weather records will be broken in 2024? | Weather News

This year, 2024, will be the hottest on record, surpassing the previous one in 2023, according to the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S).

For the first time, average global temperatures will exceed 1.5C (2.7F) above pre-industrial levels from 1850-1900, the upper limit set by the Paris Agreement.

The agreement aims for countries to work to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions, with the goal of reducing global warming to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels and striving to keep it below 2C.

“This does not mean that the Paris Agreement has been violated, but it does mean that urgent climate action is more urgent than ever,” said Samantha Burgess, deputy director of C3S.

Rising temperatures are already causing severe weather events around the world by 2024, including deadly floods in Nigeria and Europe, devastating fires in South America, the first heat waves and catastrophic hurricanes in the United States.

JANUARY

The year got off to a hot start as the world had its warmest January on record, with an average temperature of 13.14˚C. This is 0.12˚C above the previous warmest January temperature record, set in 2020.

January 2024 marks the eighth consecutive warmest month on record for any month of the year – a streak that began in June 2023 and ended in June 2024.

FEBRUARY

In February, the Northern Hemisphere ended its warmest winter on record, while ocean temperatures rose to record levels.

The global average sea temperature reached 21.09C (69.8F), surpassing the previous record of 20.98C (69.77F) set in August 2023.

Although this increase is partly due to the El Nino climate, which causes unusually warm waters in the eastern Pacific, its reach is wide.

“What’s even more surprising is that ocean temperatures are the highest in areas far from the center of El Nino, such as the tropical Atlantic and the Indian Ocean,” commented Richard Allan, a climate scientist at the University of Reading, emphasizing the huge impact of rising greenhouse gas emissions. with global warming.

JUNE

As ocean temperatures rise, evaporation increases, transferring more heat from the ocean to the atmosphere. When storms move over warmer oceans, they absorb more water vapor and heat.

This leads to strong winds, heavy rains and severe flooding when storms make landfall. This is evident when the Atlantic enters its hurricane season in June.

Hurricane Beryl, the first storm of the season, was the first Category 5 recorded in the Atlantic, according to the United Nations’ World Meteorological Organization. Category 5 hurricanes cause significant damage with winds of 157mph (252km/h) or more.

Beryl formed in the Atlantic Ocean on June 28 and quickly strengthened into a major hurricane. Between June 29 and the early morning of June 30, its winds reached 65 miles per hour, reaching “extremely dangerous” Category 4 status.