RealClimate: To no-one's surprise 2024 was the warmest year on record - and by quite a clear margin. Another year, another data point. Unlike the previous year, 2024 was anticipated to be a record breaker even before it began (I predicted a record - despite the huge anomaly in 2023 - with a 55% probability). It
Finally, a climate headline that’s not “oh my god how could it be so hot?! Maybe climate change is a real thing?!”
Written by Gavin Schmidt whose career has been defined by heading one of the long-term temperature measurement projects
Edit: auto-correct gave me something other than “measurement” so fixed it.
Well, we need more realists like him. With data, and the balls to say we aren’t making progress.