Temperature rising: 2024 becomes Earth's hottest year, surpasses 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels

The year 2024 has been declared the world's warmest on record globally, becoming the first calendar year to exceed 1.5 C above its pre-industrial levels. The Copernicus Climate Change Service, which is the European Union’s Earth observation program, made the official declaration on Friday. This comes in the backdrop of wildfires ravaging Los Angeles, California, which, scientists claim, has been made worse by climate change. 

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