Il 2024 seems destined to become the hottest year on record, even surpassing the red-hot 2023, which until now held the record absolute. Global temperatures are continually rising, and the first seven months of the year have already shown a clear trend towards a new, worrying record. Projections for the next few months, based on data from the European Weather Agency Copernicus, leave no room for doubt: 2024 could mark a new, alarming stage in the escalation of global warming.
July 2024: the hottest month after 2023
July 2024 broke almost every record, becoming the according to July hottest ever recorded, immediately after 2023, which also holds the title of hottest month ever. This month also marked the two hottest days on record, confirming a global warming trend that seems unstoppable. Although July 2024 broke a streak of 13 consecutive months in which each month set a new temperature record, the intensity of the heat recorded is a clear sign of the worsening of the climate crisis.
Temperatures compared: 2024 ready to break every record
In the first seven months of 2024, the global average temperature on the earth's surface it was 0,70°C higher than the thirty-year reference average (1991-2020), and 0,27°C higher than the same period in 2023. To prevent 2024 from exceeding the record heat of Last year, according to Copernicus, the average temperature over the next five months is expected to drop by 0,23°C. A remote possibility, considering the climate trends of recent decades. This makes it almost inevitable that 2024 will become the hottest year ever, further exacerbating the already visible effects of climate change.
And that's not all: in the last 12 months, from August 2023 to July 2024, the global average temperature was 1,64°C above pre-industrial levels (1850-1900). This means that, in the last year, we have steadily superato il limit of 1,5°C established by the Paris Agreement and the Glasgow COP26.
Fiery weekend in Italy: peaks of up to 40 degrees
Meanwhile, Italy is preparing to face a weekend of extreme heat, with temperatures that they will reach 40 degrees in several city of the Center and the South. Experts predict that it will be the hottest weekend of the year, with the African anticyclone further intensifying this heat. The Ministry of Health has already issued an alert of red dot for several cities, including Perugia, Rome, Brescia, Campobasso, Frosinone, Latina, Florence, Palermo and Rieti. Orange stickerinstead, for 11 other cities: Bologna, Bolzano, Civitavecchia, Genoa, Messina, Naples, Turin, Trieste, Venice, Verona and Viterbo.
