2024 may be hottest year on record, NOAA predicts

After a 14th-straight month of record-high global temperatures in July, NOAA expects this year to end up as the hottest on record or very close.

After a 14th straight month of record-high global temperatures in July, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration expects this year to end up as the hottest on record or very close. 

The agency said in its monthly climate briefing news conference that there was a 77% chance this year will be the warmest on record. There is a nearly 100% chance this year will land in the top five hottest years. 

Karin Gleason, a monitoring section chief with NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, said nearly one-fifth of the world’s landmass saw a record temperature in July. 

“The globe still remains incredibly warm,” Gleason said, though she added that global temperatures last month were very close to July 2023. “Europe, Africa and Asia were each warmest on record for July, with North America second warmest.”

The Earth saw its two hottest days on record back-to-back in July. During that time, much of the Southwest U.S. sweltered under heat warnings, and the Park Fire took off amid triple-digit heat in central California, becoming the fourth largest in state history. 

https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/2024-may-be-hottest-year-record-noaa-rcna166759

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