Record hot 2024 was first year to break 1.5C warming threshold, scientists say

People watch the sunset during a heatwave (Victoria Jones/PA) - (PA Archive)

Last year was the hottest on record and the first to breach a key global warming threshold of 1.5C above pre-industrial temperatures, scientists said.

The EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) confirmed previous projections that 2024 was the warmest on record globally and the first calendar year that the average temperature exceeded 1.5C above pre-industrial levels.