Global temperatures this year to rival 2024’s record-breaking heat: climate officials

Oceans can store a lot of energy from the atmosphere, but the warmer they are, the more they contribute to weather extremes. Over the past year, they have continued to heat up, both on the surface and below.

Global temperatures to rival 2024’s record-breaking heat: Climate officials

This year's average global temperature is expected to rival 2024's record-breaking heat, Canadian officials said Wednesday, underlining humanity's narrowing window to hit an international target intended to help avert some of climate change's most serious effects.

Climate window closing rapidly as more record-breaking heat expected: scientists

Global temperatures this year to rival 2024’s record-breaking heat: climate officials

How hot will 2025 be? It could rival 2024’s record, Canadian officials warn - National

The forecast comes just days after 2024 was declared the warmest calendar year on record. The World Meteorological Organization said it beat out the previous record in 2023.

The year 2025 promises to be almost as hot as the year 2024, when record temperatures were recorded.

Global temperatures this year to rival 2024’s record-breaking heat: climate officials

Canadian climate officials say this year's average global temperature is set to rival 2024's record-breaking heat, and is virtually guaranteed to be hotter than any year on record before 2023.