The Hottest Year on Record- Crossing a Critical Climate Threshold
2024 shattered temperature records worldwide, from the United States to Greece to India, marking the hottest year ever recorded. It was also the first full year where average temperatures exceeded +1.5°C—the limit set by the Paris Agreement to prevent climate catastrophe.
The impact? Heatwaves, deadly heatstrokes, school closures, crop failures, and rising death tolls. The urgency to act has never been greater.