![A woman sunbathes at a beach in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024. Spain's weather agency says it experienced abnormally high temperatures for this time of year. A woman sunbathes at a beach in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024. Spain's weather agency says it experienced abnormally high temperatures for this time of year.](https://static.euronews.com/articles/stories/08/22/50/98/1200x675_cmsv2_99775f3b-375f-576d-80c5-b0f4e5417eb2-8225098.jpg)
Video. Past 12 months exceeded critical 1.5°C threshold for first time
The global average temperature in January 2024 was 1.6°C above pre-industrial levels for the month, meaning the planet has breached the 1.5°C benchmark for the past 12 months.
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