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.

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).

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

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