This graph of global yearly temperature averages from the year 1880 through 2024, shows that 2024 is the hottest in the entire 145-year record. Data from four different climate organizations ...

Variations in global temperature, 1850 to 2020. Courtesy of Professor Ed Hawkins, University of Reading. This graph shows that there are variations in the Earth’s average annual temperatures.

Ocean temperatures have risen steadily since the 1950s, when modern measurements were first taken. The graph shows the global ocean heat content (OHC) for the upper 2,000 meters (6,562 feet ...

Still, 2024 was the first year in recorded history when the average global temperature surpassed 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, raising alarms about the persistent increase in Earth’s warming.

Jan. 10 (UPI) --The average global surface temperature for 2024 exceeded the 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels threshold set by the Paris Agreement for the first time and was the ...