Record year caps ‘decade of deadly heat’, says UN in climate warning The world has endured a “decade of deadly heat”, with 2024 capping 10 years of unprecedented temperatures, the UN has said.
In his new year message, UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres said the 10 hottest years on record have happened in the last decade, including 2024.
The WMO said the past year is set to be the warmest on record, capping a decade of unprecedented heat fuelled by human activities, and driving increasing weather extremes.
“The top ten 10 hottest years on record have happened in the last 10 years, including 2024.
WMO secretary-general Celeste Saulo said every degree of warming matters and leads to increased climate extremes, with temperatures “only part of the picture”.
