Summary
This annual climate summary from the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), operated by ECMWF on behalf of the European Commission, synthesises global climate data for 2024 drawn from ERA5 reanalysis datasets. It is likely to confirm 2024 as the hottest year in recorded history, surpassing the 1.5°C threshold above pre-industrial levels, and to document the compounding effects of El Niño alongside long-term anthropogenic warming. The report provides authoritative baseline data on climate trends relevant to agricultural planning, food security, and resilience policy.
UK applicability
Whilst the report is global in scope, its findings are directly applicable to UK agriculture and policy, providing the climatic backdrop against which UK farming systems must adapt; trends in temperature anomalies, precipitation variability, and extreme events documented here inform UK agricultural risk assessments and climate adaptation strategies.
Key measures
Global mean surface air temperature anomaly (°C); sea surface temperature anomaly (°C); frequency and intensity of extreme weather events; greenhouse gas concentrations (ppm)
Outcomes reported
The summary reports on key global climate indicators for 2024, including surface air and sea temperatures, precipitation anomalies, and the frequency of extreme weather events. It likely confirms 2024 as the warmest year on record globally, with implications for food systems and agricultural resilience.
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