World breaches 1.5C global warming target for first time in 2024
Data for warmest year sparks fears climate change is accelerating faster than expected
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2024 first year to pass 1.5C global warming limit
Last year was the world's warmest on record, bringing temperatures above a politically symbolic milestone.BBC News - 6h -
Hottest year on record sent planet past 1.5C of heating for first time in 2024
Highest recorded temperatures supercharged extreme weather – with worse to come, EU data shows . Climate breakdown drove the annual global temperature above the internationally agreed 1.5C target ...The Guardian - 7h -
Hottest year on record in 2024 breached global warming threshold, scientists say
Climate scientists say the global warming threshold of 1.5C above pre-industrial was breached in 2024, which was the hottest year on record.NBC News - 1h -
Catastrophes cost world $320bn in 2024, reinsurer reports
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U.S. stocks dominated global markets in 2024 — why they likely won’t in 2025
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Austria's far-right gets chance to lead a government for first time since World War Two
Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen has asked the leader of the country's far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ) to form a new ruling coalition in what could yield the first far-right-led government ...NBC News - 3d -
Tesla's Global Vehicle Deliveries Fell in 2024 for the First Time in Years
A surge of promotional deals in the fourth quarter failed to stimulate sales enough to top the prior-year results.The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 2 -
A year of two halves: how global financial markets fared in 2024
Good for equities, good for the US, and good for crypto but the year spawned mixed blessings for the UK, China and Europe. Global stock markets climbed in 2024, helped by falling inflation and the ...The Guardian - Jan. 1 -
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