According to the European Union's climate change monitoring service Copernicus, January 2024 has set a new heat record as the warmest January ever observed, with a global average air temperature of 13.14 degrees Celsius. This is 0.70 degrees Celsius above the 1991 to 2020 average for the month and 0.12 degrees Celsius above the previous warmest January in 2020. The rise in global temperatures is causing extreme weather events such as floods, droughts, heatwaves, wildfires, and storms. The report emphasizes the urgent need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to prevent further rapid warming.

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