Last year, 2024, was the warmest year on record for the planet, easily breaking the previous record set just a year earlier.

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"Once again, the temperature record has been shattered — 2024 was the hottest year since record keeping began in 1880." ...

NASA noted that a particularly strong El Niño — a natural climate fluctuation — that began in fall 2023 likely pushed the average temperature up in 2024. Plus, scientists are still studying ...

Scientists say the unfolding El Niño event superimposed on long-term global warming is a primary ... be behind the remarkable temperature. NASA's newest Earth-observing satellite, PACE (Plankton ...

This map shows where on Earth the average temperature ... on 2024's temperature rise, too. NASA noted that a particularly strong El Niño — a natural climate fluctuation — that began in ...