- Global temperature records are increasingly being broken due to climate change.
- The highest temperature ever recorded on Earth was 56.7°C in Death Valley, California, in 1913.
- An analysis by Carbon Brief shows that nearly 40% of the Earth’s surface recorded its highest-ever daily temperature between 2013 and 2023, including places in Antarctica.
- India’s highest temperature was recorded in Phalodi, Rajasthan, during this period.
- Delhi recently recorded a potentially record-breaking 52.9°C in Mungeshpur, but this reading is under verification due to discrepancies with other stations.
- Globally, 2024 is expected to continue the trend from 2023, the warmest year on record.
- April 2024 marked the 11th consecutive month of record-high global average temperatures.
- From May 2023 to April 2024, global temperatures were about 1.61°C higher than pre-industrial levels.
- India’s annual mean temperatures have risen by 0.7°C since 1900.
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