The year 2023 was confirmed as the warmest on record, with the average global temperature reaching 1.45°C, according to a World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) report.
This alarming increase in global warming is largely attributed to human-induced climate change, further exacerbated by the natural El Nifio weather pattern.
There are now concerns that 2024 could surpass the 1.5°C warming threshold for the first time since the 2015 Paris Agreement, which committed to keeping global temperature rises below 2°C. Read more