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Copernicus Climate Change Service says results a ‘large and continuing shift’ in the climate

The world has baked for 12 consecutive months in temperatures 1.5C (2.7F) greater than their average before the fossil fuel era, new data shows.

Temperatures between July 2023 and June 2024 were the highest on record, scientists found, creating a year-long stretch in which the Earth was 1.64C hotter than in preindustrial times.

The findings do not mean world leaders have already failed to honour their promises to stop the planet heating 1.5C by the end of the century – a target that is measured in decadal averages rather than single years – but that scorching heat will have exposed more people to violent weather. A sustained rise in temperatures above this level also increases the risk of uncertain but catastrophic tipping points.

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[-] conditional_soup@lemm.ee 65 points 5 months ago

If this doesn't mean that we've failed the 1.5 C target, then what are the criteria for failure there?

[-] PrimeErective@startrek.website 68 points 5 months ago

It's gotta be 1.5C hotter on average for a decade, not just a year

[-] catloaf@lemm.ee 27 points 5 months ago

We’re number one!

We’re number one!

[-] Xanthobilly@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Please stop. This is sobering news.

[-] Daxter101 6 points 5 months ago

The political blockading 5 years ago was sobering news.

This is watching a really, really, really big train crash, after knowing for minutes that the driver was accelerating on purpose.

This was predicted and expected.

[-] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Five down. Five more to go. We are at the midpoint of the decade that counts.

[-] Cataphract@lemmy.ml 6 points 5 months ago

Oh yay! So we can have weeks where it's 5C hotter but as long as we have enough devastating cold snaps in the winter we can say it's not that bad yet!

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