Record-Breaking Heat 2024 on Track to Be Warmest Year
The UN’s World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has issued a "red alert" on climate change, warning that 2024 is set to be the hottest year on record. From January to September, global temperatures averaged 1.54°C above pre-industrial levels, driven by the warming effects of an El Niño event in the Pacific, according to data from six global sources.