# 2024 HOTTEST YEAR
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2024: The warmest year in the history, first to breach 1.5 degrees threshold
2024 is declared as the warmest year on record globally, and the first calendar year that the average global temperature exceeded 1.5°C above its pre-industrial level.
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Slow onset disasters
2024 is India's hottest year on record as climate change drives temperature surge
2024 has been the hottest year for India since 1901, declared India Meteorological Department. The annual mean temperature was recorded at 25.75°C which was 0.65°C above the long-term average (1991-2020 period).
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