Stephen D’Alessio

2023 was extremely hot. Then came 2024 It's looking like 2024 will be the hottest year since record-keeping began, unseating 2023 for the top spot. Climate change is playing a role, and scientists say it was even hotter than expected.

24.12.2024 22:30 — 👍 74    🔁 12    💬 3    📌 2

With eleven months of the year now in, 2024 will be the warmest year on record in the ERA5 dataset, at around 1.59C (with a 95% confidence interval of 1.57C to 1.61C given uncertainty in December temperatures).

02.12.2024 23:39 — 👍 80    🔁 33    💬 2    📌 3

Yep

27.11.2024 01:19 — 👍 11    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

NEED SOME GOOD NEWS?

The EU now generates more electricity from wind and solar than from fossil fuels.

Graph from @natbullard.bsky.social using @emberenergy.bsky.social data.

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