As the warmest year since comprehensive measurements began temperature 1881 characterizes the year 2024 by the German Meteorological Service.
As DWD points out, global warming This is a fact according to the data of 2024, despite the fact that in the last months of the year the thermometer dropped compared to the corresponding period of the previous year.
Beat 2022
According to the DWD, 2023 was the warmest year on record, and 2022 was one of the warmest years on record for the evolution of temperature on the planet.
“The effects of global warming are now being felt with more frequent and more intense weather events,” added DWD board member Tobias Fuchs, who points to man-made greenhouse gases as the primary cause of warming.
At the same time, the increase in the current activity of the sun, the El Nino phenomenon, volcanic activity and the reduction of fine dust over the oceans are also responsible, the German scientist noted.
Less clouds
The researchers also concluded that fewer clouds at lower altitudes cooled the climate, which explained the jump in temperatures from 2022 to 2023 and 2024.
The reasons for this are still unclear and it is believed that global warming itself is partly responsible for the low cloud cover.
What did the November numbers show?
According to the European Union’s Copernicus Earth Observation Programme, November witnessed a mixed picture in the regions under review: the average temperature in continental Europe was 5.14 degrees Celsius, indicating that November 2024 was not one of the ten warmest in Europe.
In general, temperatures were above average in northern Russia and northeastern and southwestern Europe, but below average in southeastern Europe.