Ocean Heat, Sea Level, and Global Temperatures Hit Record Highs in 2024 Report

2024 Climate Report Findings

• 🌍 The American Meteorological Society's state of the climate report reveals concerning global trends for 2024.
• 📈 Record highs were observed in annual global temperature, greenhouse gas concentrations, and ocean heat.

Ocean Conditions

• 🌊 Oceans, covering two-thirds of the Earth, are masking many of the planet's current changes.
• 🌡️ There was a record average of 100 marine heatwave days in 2024, contrasted with a new record low of nine marine cold spell days.

Global Temperature Trends

• 🌡️ The annual global temperature reached its hottest point since modern recordkeeping began nearly two centuries ago.
• 📈 Even small decimal increases in temperature over decades accumulate significantly, indicating an unhealthy trend.

Extreme Weather and Glaciers

• 🧊 Glaciers across the planet are melting at an extremely rapid rate.
• 💸 In the US, 2024 saw 27 separate disasters each costing a billion dollars or more in damages.
• 🌧️ The year also experienced unprecedented extreme rainfall and was the third wettest year since 1983.