Scientists say this likely puts Earth at greater risk of more extreme heat waves, hurricanes and significant loss of biodiversity

The final statistics are scheduled to be released Jan. 10, but experts say the data suggests 2024 was the hottest year on record.

Government scientists have reported that 2024 was the hottest year on record, making it the second year in a row that global temperatures have shattered records. The record breaking climate is said to be part of a warming trend scientists have warned about due to greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

Earth recorded its hottest year on record in 2024, with such a big jump that the planet temporarily passed a major climate threshold, weather monitoring agencies announced Friday.

The year 2024 was the hottest on record, a spokesperson for the World Meteorological Organisation said ahead of the release later on Friday of a comprehensive report incorporating the findings of several regional climate monitoring institutes.

Earth experienced its hottest year on record, surpassing previous highs with an average temperature 1.28 degrees Celsius above the 20th-century norm. This historical peak is a stark reminder of the urgent need to understand and mitigate our impact on the planet,

Last year was Brazil's hottest on record, its weather agency said Friday, after a record-breaking drought and flooding in the South American country that climate experts have linked to global warming.

As predicted, last year beat 2023 as the warmest year on record, exceeding 1.5°C above pre-industrial temperatures according to several agencies, and with Canada ranking as one of the hottest places on Earth in 2024!