From Axios:
This year is all but certain to be the planet’s warmest on record — narrowly beating 2023 as the hottest since at least the 19th century.
Why it matters: NASA’s top climate scientist, Gavin Schmidt, estimates that the chance of a new annual record being set in 2024 is greater than 99%. Zoom in: Last month was the second-warmest September on record. Global average temperatures were exceeded only by the year before.