Meteorologists predict that 2024 will surpass 2023 as the hottest year on record, driven by climate change and an emerging El Niño event. This anticipated increase in global temperatures highlights the ongoing challenges in meeting climate goals set by international agreements like the Paris Agreement, according to Yale Environment 360. The World Meteorological Organization reported that the first ten months of 2023 were already 1.40 degrees Celsius warmer than the preindustrial baseline, partly due to human-caused warming and the effects of El Niño. The U.K. Met Office projects an even higher…