Break Record! 2024 Becomes The Hottest Year In NASA's Notes

JAKARTA The average temperature of the earth's surface is increasingly worrying from year to year. If previously in 2023 it was referred to as the hottest year according to NASA, now a new record has been broken.

According to the results of the US space agency's analysis, global temperatures in 2024 are 1.47 degrees Celsius warmer than the average temperature in 1850 to 1900. More than half of 2024 also exceeds the average basic temperature, which is an increase of 1.5 degrees Celsius.

The results of these observations show that last year's average temperature broke the hottest record. This is not good news for people in various parts of the world as real evidence of global warming is increasingly visible, coupled with the many forest fires.

"Once again, the record temperature has been broken 2024 is the hottest year since recording began in 1880," said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson. "Among the record-breaking temperatures ... Understanding the changes of our planet is becoming more important than ever."

On the other hand, NASA's Director of Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS), Gavin Schmidt, said that this latest temperature rise almost exceeded the Paris Agreement's target. If the global average temperature rises again this year, net zero emissions will be difficult to achieve.

"The Paris agreement on climate change sets efforts to stay below 1.5 degrees Celsius in the long term," Gavin said. "The temperature during the warm period on Earth three million years ago was only about 3 degrees Celsius warmer than the pre-industrial level."

Every year, the trend of hot temperatures is usually influenced by Elwiel and La Nipri. However, the increase in 2024 goes beyond scientists' predictions. Supposedly, there should be no record every year, but the trend of global warming is increasingly visible in the long term.

"We've seen the impact in the form of extreme rainfall, heat waves, and increased flood risk, which will continue to deteriorate as long as emissions continue," Gavin said.

For now, there are several factors that are expected to affect the global warming trend in recent decades. Apart from the fluctuating climate, this trend is also driven by carbon dioxide, methane, and greenhouse gases.