The summer of 2024, the hottest in Earth's history

According to them, this summer is the hottest in Europe with 1.51 degrees Celsius above the average of 1991-2020, increasing the previous record of 2022, the BBC has written.

August was also thirteenth month in a period of 14 months in which the average global temperature was for 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.

Although Great Britain had the coolest summer since 2015, most of Europe experienced warmer wine than average. So far, the global average temperature has been at 0.7 degrees Celsius above the 1991-2020 average, which is the highest record.

So it's likely that the year 2024 is the hottest the world has ever recorded, it has reported “Copernicus”, which is the climate mechanism of the European Union. Only years of average global temperatures reached the highest record rate. Worldwide, mankind has faced heat waves and extreme weather with great effects.

Director “Copernicus”, Samantha Burgess, has said that “developments related to extreme temperature have proved that this summer will only be more dense with similar developments”.

Throughout Europe, summer temperatures have been broken this year. Austria had the hottest summer ever recorded. Spain had the hottest August ever, as if Finland, until Switzerland announced it was the second hottest August in its history.

While the heat around Europe was focused on southern and eastern areas, it was cooler in the Republic of Ireland, the United Kingdom, western parts of Portugal, Iceland, and southern Norway. /Kallex/