Europe Scientists Predict Another World Heat Record — VOA Learning English
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Europe’s climate agency says this year is likely to break 2023’s record for the hottest year ever.
Researchers at the Copernicus agency also predicted 2024 will be the first year to be more than 1.5 degrees Celsius hotter than what is called the pre-industrial period. That period, from 1850 to 1900, is when humans began the widespread burning of fossil fuels.
The new data was released ahead of the United Nations COP29 climate meeting taking place this week in Azerbaijan. At that meeting, international representatives are expected to agree to call for more spending to fight the worldwide effects of climate change.
The European climate agency said that from January to October, the average world…
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