June 2024 was the warmest June ever, marking the 13th straight month of record-breaking temperatures, according to the European climate service Copernicus. It also marked the 12th month in a row that the world was 1.5 degrees Celsius warmer than pre-industrial times. “It’s a stark warning that we are getting closer to this very important limit set by the Paris Agreement,” Copernicus senior climate scientist Nicolas Julien said in an interview. “The global temperature continues to increase. It has at a rapid pace.” That 1.5C temperature mark is important because it’s the warming limit nearly al…
