World bakes in record temperatures for 12 consecutive months
Wildfires have increased in frequency as the global temperatures rose. Picture: SDIS 33 via AP
The world has baked for 12 consecutive months in temperatures 1.5C greater than their average before the fossil fuel era, new data shows.
Temperatures between July 2023 and June 2024 were the highest on record, scientists found, creating a year-long stretch in which the Earth was 1.64C hotter than in preindustrial times.
