Europe’s Hottest Year Turbocharged Extreme Weather Across Region
Sunshine duration was 4% higher than normal across Europe in 2024.
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Europe experienced the hottest year on record in 2024, as climate change combined with a strong El Niño to generate a series of extreme weather events and force glaciers into retreat.
Half the continent reported new heat records in 2024 and ocean temperatures in Europe were the highest ever recorded, scientists at the Copernicus Climate Change Service and World Meteorological Organization said in their annual analysis of the continent’s climate.