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Copernicus Global Climate Highlights 2024
The Copernicus Global Climate Highlights 2024 report has been released today. In 2024, global temperatures reached unprecedented levels, marking the warmest year on record and the first to exceed 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels—a critical threshold outlined in the Paris Agreement.
Britain is heating up – how heat mapping can help the UK adapt to climate change
The UK has been experiencing above-average seasonal temperatures over the last few years. In July 2022, the UK saw the air temperature at London’s Heathrow Airport soar to 40.2°C. You may be surprised to learn that the land surface temperature was even hotter?
Climate changes at 2°C warming as seen in the UK Earth System Model
This NCEO-led joint study with UK Earth System Model (UKESM) developers showcases the changes in future climate at different Global Warming Thresholds (GWTs) as seen in projections made with the UKESM1 model
Heathrow breaks UK’s Land Surface Temperature record
London’s Heathrow Airport was amongst the record-breaking hottest places in the UK with an air temperature of 40.2°C. However, air temperature was not the only record to be broken at Heathrow, as the very latest official UK satellite data for Land Surface Temperature (LST) showed UK surfaces reached 48°C for the first time.