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The European Union's Copernicus and the World Meteorological Organization reported in April 2024 that Europe was Earth's most rapidly warming continent, with temperatures rising at a rate twice as high as the global average rate, and that Europe's 5-year average temperatures were 2.3 °C higher relative to pre-industrial temperatures compared to 1.3 °C for the rest of the world.
The summary also stated that 2024 was the second consecutive year with the hottest global temperature, surpassing 2023 by +0.12 °C. [3] 21 January: a study published in Nature Climate Change concluded that at least 30% of the Arctic has become a net source of carbon dioxide. [4]
The 2024–2025 European windstorm season is the tenth and current season. It comprises a year, from 1 September to 31 August, except shifted a month later in the Eastern Mediterranean Group. The storm names were announced four days before the start of the season on 28 August 2024.
The NFL season kicks off on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. When does college football start? College football enthusiasts can rejoice as the season begins on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024.
The greenhouse gas emissions of Poland have decreased from their 1990 level. [7] This is partly because of Poland's increased energy efficiency, [8] but there was also a gradual shift towards the import and usage of natural gas; [9] however, this was mostly Russian gas, and the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and subsequent gas dispute has complicated the usage of this resource. [10]
The 2024 hurricane season saw an early flareup of activity including the earliest Category 5 storm on record, an unusual mid-season pause, and a final flareup to end the season. [ 8 ] February (reported): a Copernicus Climate Change Service analysis indicated that from February 2023 through January 2024, the running average global average air ...
The Copernicus Programme reported that 2024 continued 2023's series of record high global average sea surface temperatures. [6]2024 Southeast Asia heat wave. For the first time, in each month in a 12-month period (through June 2024), Earth’s average temperature exceeded 1.50 °C (2.70 °F) above the pre-industrial baseline.
An image of the Gulf Stream's path and its related branches The average number of days per year with precipitation The average amount of sunshine yearly (hours). The climate of western Europe is strongly conditioned by the Gulf Stream, which keeps mild air (for the latitude) over Northwestern Europe in the winter months, especially in Ireland, the United Kingdom and coastal Norway.