Following a record-breaking drought and flooding in the South American nation that climate experts have attributed to global warming, Brazil’s weather agency stated Friday that last year was the warmest on record.
According to the National Institute of Meteorology, the average temperature in 2024 was 25.02 degrees Celsius (77.04 Fahrenheit), which was 0.79 degrees higher than the average from 1991 to 2020.
It surpassed the record-breaking 2023 temperature of 24.92 degrees Celsius, making it the warmest year since records began in 1961.
The meteorological bureau stated that the “statistically significant trend… may be associated with climate change resulting from rising global temperature and local environmental changes.”
According to a study released last week, Brazil experienced an “alarming” increase in climate disasters between 2020 and 2023, with almost twice as many events each year, on average, as in the previous two decades.
Official data showed an annual average of 4,077 climate-related disasters in the four-year period, including droughts, flooding, violent storms and extreme temperatures, the research by the Federal University of Sao Paulo showed.
Brazil’s weather agency said Friday that last year was the warmest on record, following a record-breaking drought and flooding in the South American country that climate experts have linked to global warming.
The average temperature in 2024 was 25.02 degrees Celsius (77.04 Fahrenheit), 0.79 degrees higher than the average from 1991 to 2020, according to the National Institute of Meteorology.
It was the warmest year since records began in 1961, surpassing the record-breaking 2023 temperature of 24.92 degrees Celsius.
According to the meteorological office, the “statistically significant trend… may be associated with climate change resulting from rising global temperature and local environmental changes.”
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