Extreme terrestrial heat in 2024

Roshan Jha; Sarah E. Perkins-Kirkpatrick; Deepti Singh; Joyce Kimutai; Renata Libonati; Arpita Mondal

doi:10.1038/s43017-025-00661-2

Extreme terrestrial heat in 2024

Roshan Jha^*, Sarah E. Perkins-Kirkpatrick, Deepti Singh, Joyce Kimutai, Renata Libonati, Arpita Mondal

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2024 shattered temperature records, surpassing 2023’s historic highs to become the warmest year ever recorded. Extreme heatwaves hit West Africa in February, South America and Eastern Europe in March, Southeast Asia in April, and Mexico in June.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	234-236
Number of pages	3
Journal	Nature Reviews Earth and Environment
Volume	6
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s43017-025-00661-2
Publication status	Published - 11 Apr 2025

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