2024 The Hottest Year on Record and the Growing Need for Resilient Agriculture
The year 2024 has officially been declared the hottest year on record, with global temperatures rising approximately 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial levels. This milestone underscores the increasingly urgent challenge of climate change, as scientists warn of more extreme heat waves, hurricanes, and biodiversity loss if greenhouse gas emissions continue unchecked.