Ang taong 2024 ang naitalang pinakamainit na taon sa kasaysayan, ayon sa anim na international datasets na iniulat ng World Meteorological Organization (WMO).

Tumaas ng 1.55°C ang global average na temperatura kumpara sa average noong 1850-1900 at nangangailangan na raw ng malawakang climate aksyon ngayong taon, saad ng ahensya.

"Today’s assessment from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) proves yet again – global heating is a cold, hard fact," ani UN Secretary-General Antóno Guterres.

"Individual years pushing past the 1.5 degree limit do not mean the long-term goal is shot. It means we need to fight even harder to get on track. Blazing temperatures in 2024 require trail-blazing climate action in 2025,” he said. “There's still time to avoid the worst of climate catastrophe. But leaders must act – now," sabi niya pa.

Kabilang sa nasabing dataset ng WMO ang mga record ng European Center for Medium Range Weather Forecasts, Japan Meteorological Agency, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Met Office ng United Kingdom, University of East Anglia, and Berkeley Earth.

Sa pagsusuri ng NASA, pinakamaiinit na buwan sa kanilang records ang Hunyo 2023 hanggang Agosto 2024.

"Once again, the temperature record has been shattered — 2024 was the hottest year since record keeping began in 1880," ani NASA Administrator Bill Nelson.

"Between record-breaking temperatures and wildfires currently threatening our centers and workforce in California, it has never been more important to understand our changing planet," dagdag niya pa.

Iniulat naman ng Copernicus, climate monitoring agency ng Europa, na naranasan ng mundo ang pinakamainit na araw sa kasaysayan noong Hulyo ng nakaraang taon, at bawat buwan mula Enero hanggang Hunyo ay naging pinakamainit na buwan na naitala.

Ayon sa datos ng Copernicus, lahat ng 10 pinakamainit na taon sa kasaysayan ng mundo ay naganap sa nakalipas na dekada.