Summer record puts Earth on track for hottest year

Anna, 7, cools off under a misting fountain on a hot afternoon during the 2024 Summer Olympic in Paris (AP)

Summer 2024 sweltered to Earth’s hottest on record, making it more likely that this year will end up as the warmest on record, European climate service Copernicus said on Friday.

The records were set just last year with a temporary boost from an El Nino dialling up temperatures and extreme weather, scientists said.