{"id":67994,"date":"2025-01-11T14:40:58","date_gmt":"2025-01-11T01:40:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/?p=67994"},"modified":"2025-05-20T12:49:21","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T00:49:21","slug":"my-new-dark-red-climate-stripe-for-2024-shows-its-the-hottest-year-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/my-new-dark-red-climate-stripe-for-2024-shows-its-the-hottest-year-yet\/","title":{"rendered":"My new dark red climate stripe for 2024 shows it\u2019s the hottest year\u00a0yet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The data is in. 2024 was the warmest year on record, and probably in the whole of human history \u2013 about 1.6\u00b0C warmer than the period before widespread industralisation. More than 1 billion individual thermometer measurements, made by thousands of people over many decades, have been condensed into a single number.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/641521\/original\/file-20250109-15-7ju1tc.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;fit=clip\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Global warming stripes show average global temperatures, 1850-2024. Blue stripes denote cooler years, red are warmer. Ed Hawkins, <a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-nd\/4.0\/\">CC BY-NC-ND<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p>But, are these simple numbers helpful for telling the story of all this data and what it means for people living today? Does my simple graphic help? I hope so.<\/p>\n\n<p>No words, no numbers \u2013 just a striking visual which highlights the ongoing warming of our planet. A total of 175 stripes representing each year since 1850, coloured by the global temperature in that year. Blues for colder years, reds for hotter years. It doesn\u2019t need much more explanation for anyone to understand.<\/p>\n\n<p>These \u201cwarming stripes\u201d, adopted around the world as a symbol of climate awareness, action and ambition, have just been updated to include a new dark red stripe for 2024. It was a colour that I had to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c72yrd8y9pwo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">add for the first time<\/a> last year when 2023 shattered the previous records.<\/p>\n\n<p>No one experiences the global average temperature directly. But we can use the same approach to represent how we have lived through our own climate experience, locally. The UK had it\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metoffice.gov.uk\/about-us\/news-and-media\/media-centre\/weather-and-climate-news\/2025\/2024-provisionally-the-fourth-warmest-year-on-record-for-the-uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fourth-warmest year on record<\/a>. Other countries, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dwd.de\/DE\/klimaumwelt\/klimaueberwachung\/deutschland\/brdmap_ubr_text_aktl_jz.html?nn=480164\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Germany, had their warmest year<\/a> on record.<\/p>\n\n<p>More dark red stripes added, this time to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ShowYourStripes.info\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">each country\u2019s own warming stripes<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p>Well done humanity. For it is us who have caused this rapid warming of the planet, and the devastating consequences for people and ecosystems that are so visible today and every day. Many extreme weather events have been made even worse by our reliance on burning fossil fuels, causing misery around the world.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/01\/7a7e8b41-gp0su41nz_medium-res-1200px-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"The remains of a burned home smolder at the Eaton Fire on January 8, 2025 in Altadena, California. Powerful Santa Ana winds pushed the fire across more than 10,000 acres in less than 24 hours, destroying potentially hundreds of homes and killing five people so far. At least 1,000 structures have burned and 70,000 people are forced from their homes in the Los Angeles area as multiple dangerous wildfires continue to erupt.\" class=\"wp-image-68013\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The remains of a burned home smolder at the Eaton Fire on January 8, 2025 in Altadena, California. Powerful Santa Ana winds pushed the fire across more than 10,000 acres in less than 24 hours, destroying potentially hundreds of homes and killing five people so far. At least 1,000 structures have burned and 70,000 people are forced from their homes in the Los Angeles area as multiple dangerous wildfires continue to erupt.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p>And, it is not only about changes in temperature. The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) <a href=\"https:\/\/climate.copernicus.eu\/global-climate-highlights-2024\">has just reported<\/a> that 2024 was also record-breaking for the amount of water in the atmosphere.<\/p>\n\n<p>This is important because water vapour is a powerful greenhouse gas, but we cannot directly control how much is in the atmosphere. Warmer sea temperatures encourage more evaporation, and a warmer atmosphere can hold more moisture by around 7% per degree Celsius \u2013 amplifying the warming caused by adding carbon dioxide to the atmosphere. The increased levels of water in the atmosphere also mean that heavy rainfall events become more severe.<\/p>\n\n<p>The consequences, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/science-environment-68897443\">made worse by climate change<\/a>, in places like eastern Spain and Dubai were very visible during 2024.<\/p>\n\n<p>Warmer temperatures also lead to drier soils and forests, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c0ewe4p9128o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">increasing the risk of fire weather days<\/a> (days for which the weather conditions are conducive to wildfires) in many places. The <a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/how-santa-ana-winds-fueled-the-deadly-fires-in-southern-california-246965\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ongoing wildfires in Los Angeles<\/a>, California, are a devastating example of how climate change is influencing how extreme weather is experienced, even in a wealthy country.<\/p>\n<div data-hydrate=\"planet4-blocks\/gallery\" data-attributes=\"{&quot;attributes&quot;:{&quot;multiple_image&quot;:&quot;68018,68017,68021,68015&quot;,&quot;image_data&quot;:[{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\\\/2025\\\/01\\\/c0431026-gp0su41nz_medium-res-1200px.jpg&quot;,&quot;focalPoint&quot;:{&quot;x&quot;:0.5,&quot;y&quot;:0.5},&quot;id&quot;:68018},{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\\\/2025\\\/01\\\/c0431026-gp0su41p0_medium-res-1200px.jpg&quot;,&quot;focalPoint&quot;:{&quot;x&quot;:0.5,&quot;y&quot;:0.5},&quot;id&quot;:68017},{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\\\/2025\\\/01\\\/3e3aadce-gp0su41pw_medium-res-1200px.jpg&quot;,&quot;focalPoint&quot;:{&quot;x&quot;:0.5,&quot;y&quot;:0.5},&quot;id&quot;:68021},{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\\\/2025\\\/01\\\/c0431026-gp0su425o_medium-res-1200px.jpg&quot;,&quot;focalPoint&quot;:{&quot;x&quot;:0.5,&quot;y&quot;:0.5},&quot;id&quot;:68015}],&quot;gallery_block_style&quot;:0,&quot;gallery_block_title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;gallery_block_description&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;gallery_block_focus_points&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;image_src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\\\/2025\\\/01\\\/c0431026-gp0su41nz_medium-res-1200px.jpg&quot;,&quot;image_srcset&quot;:false,&quot;image_sizes&quot;:false,&quot;alt_text&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;The remains of a burned home smolder at the Eaton Fire on January 8, 2025 in Altadena, California. Powerful Santa Ana winds pushed the fire across more than 10,000 acres in less than 24 hours, destroying potentially hundreds of homes and killing five people so far. At least 1,000 structures have burned and 70,000 people are forced from their homes in the Los Angeles area as multiple dangerous wildfires continue to erupt.&quot;,&quot;focus_image&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;credits&quot;:&quot;&quot;},{&quot;image_src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\\\/2025\\\/01\\\/c0431026-gp0su41p0_medium-res-1200px.jpg&quot;,&quot;image_srcset&quot;:false,&quot;image_sizes&quot;:false,&quot;alt_text&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Homes burn as powerful winds drive the Eaton Fire on January 7, 2025 in Pasadena, California.  A powerful Santa Ana wind event has dramatically raised the danger of wind-driven wildfires such as the dangerous and destructive Palisades Fire near Santa Monica. The strong winds also forced President Joe Biden to cancel his plan to travel between Los Angeles and Riverside, California.&quot;,&quot;focus_image&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;credits&quot;:&quot;&quot;},{&quot;image_src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\\\/2025\\\/01\\\/3e3aadce-gp0su41pw_medium-res-1200px.jpg&quot;,&quot;image_srcset&quot;:false,&quot;image_sizes&quot;:false,&quot;alt_text&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Homes burn as powerful winds drive the Eaton Fire on January 7, 2025 in Pasadena, California.  A powerful Santa Ana wind event has dramatically raised the danger of wind-driven wildfires such as the dangerous and destructive Palisades Fire near Santa Monica. The strong winds also forced President Joe Biden to cancel his plan to travel between Los Angeles and Riverside, California.&quot;,&quot;focus_image&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;credits&quot;:&quot;&quot;},{&quot;image_src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\\\/2025\\\/01\\\/c0431026-gp0su425o_medium-res-1200px.jpg&quot;,&quot;image_srcset&quot;:false,&quot;image_sizes&quot;:false,&quot;alt_text&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;The deadly Eaton Fire reaches a ridge approximately between Mount Lowe and Tom Sloan Saddle in the San Gabriel Mountains and Angeles National Forest at an elevation of about 5,000 feet on January 9, 2025 near Altadena, California. Thousands of structures have burned in the fire and multiple bodies are being discovered. Powerful Santa Ana winds pushed the fire to spread across more than 10,000 acres in less than the first 24 hours, and is now burning in the San Gabriel Mountains, in the Angeles National Forest and San Gabriel Mountains National Monument, rising some 5000 feet above Altadena at their base.&quot;,&quot;focus_image&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;credits&quot;:&quot;&quot;}]}}\"><section class=\"block carousel-wrap \"><\/section><\/div>\n<p>Although the consequences of global warming become worse as the planet continues to heat up, it is never too late for the world to take action. The story being told by these warming stripes is not over yet. Because we have caused these problems, we can also solve them. Our choices determine what happens next.<\/p>\n\n<p>So, what will the future of the warming stripes look like?<\/p>\n\n<p>Looking back from the future, we might see 2024 as the start of how rapid action to reduce emissions meant a slower period of warming, or even a stabilisation of global temperatures. Or, delayed actions may mean we will eventually see 2024 as a rather cool year, as our children and grandchildren live with much worse climate-related consequences than we are already experiencing now.<\/p>\n\n<p>Which one of these stories becomes reality depends on our global choices today, and every day until then. <\/p>\n\n<p>We are likely to regret not acting sooner.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<section\n\t\t\tclass=\"boxout post-61546  sticky-bottom-mobile collapse show\"\n\t\t\tid=\"action-card\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\tdata-ga-category=\"Take Action Boxout\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-ga-action=\"Image\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-ga-label=\"n\/a\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"cover-card-overlay\"\n\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/petition\/open-letter-oil-exploration-petition\/\" \n\t\t\t><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/10\/11c70947-gp0sttfxw_medium_res-1024x683.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/10\/11c70947-gp0sttfxw_medium_res-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/10\/11c70947-gp0sttfxw_medium_res-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/10\/11c70947-gp0sttfxw_medium_res-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/10\/11c70947-gp0sttfxw_medium_res-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/10\/11c70947-gp0sttfxw_medium_res.jpg 1200w\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 358px, (min-width: 780px) 313px, 88px\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"An OMV oil rig off the coast of New Zealand\" title=\"An OMV oil rig off the coast of New Zealand\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n            \t\t\t<div class=\"boxout-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"boxout-heading medium\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-category=\"Take Action Boxout\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-action=\"Title\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-label=\"n\/a\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/petition\/open-letter-oil-exploration-petition\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSay no to new oil exploration\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"boxout-excerpt\">Sign the open letter to the oil industry &#8211; We will resist oil exploration<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t                                    <a\n                        class=\"btn btn-primary\"\n                        data-ga-category=\"Take Action Boxout\"\n                        data-ga-action=\"Call to Action\"\n                        data-ga-label=\"n\/a\"\n                        href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/petition\/open-letter-oil-exploration-petition\/\"\n                        \n                    >\n                        Sign on\n                    <\/a>\n                \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"not-now\"\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-bs-toggle=\"collapse\"\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"#action-card\"\n\t\t\t\t><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/profiles\/ed-hawkins-104793\">Ed Hawkins<\/a>, Professor of Climate Science, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/institutions\/university-of-reading-902\">University of Reading<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">This article is republished from <a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\">The Conversation<\/a> under a Creative Commons license. Read the <a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/my-new-dark-red-climate-stripe-for-2024-shows-its-the-hottest-year-yet-246914\">original article<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-beige-100-background-color has-background has-medium-font-size\">This article\u00a0is a guest post and doesn&#8217;t necessarily represent the views of Greenpeace.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The data is in. 2024 was the warmest year on record, and probably in the whole of human history \u2013 about 1.6\u00b0C warmer than the period before widespread industralisation. 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