Did we surpass 1.5 C of warming in 2024? It depends on who you ask [Video]

Today, six climate agencies from around the world all confirmed what we knew was coming: Earth once again experienced its hottest year on record.

But whether or not it surpassed 1.5 C above the pre-industrial average depends on which climate agency you look at.

According to the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service, 2024 was the warmest year on record dating back to 1850, coming in at 1.6 C above the pre-industrial average (1850-1900). It beat out 2023 as the hottest year on record, which was 1.48 C warmer than the pre-industrial average. 

However, according to NASA, 2024 was 1.47 C warmer than the pre-industrial average, hovering ever so close to 1.5 C. 

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) found that it was 1.46 C warmer.

Berkeley Earth, a non-profit climate analysis organization, also found that 2024 was 1.62 C warmer than the pre-industrial average.

The numbers vary among the …