Danielle Alberti/Axios Last year was Earth's warmest on record, eclipsing 2023's record and for the first time exceeding the Paris target of 1.5°C above preindustrial levels, the Copernicus Climate Change Service announced Thursday.

It’s the first time in recorded history that the planet was above a hoped-for limit to warming for an entire year.

It was the second year in a row the planet set a yearly warm temperature record, according to data released Friday from NOAA, NASA, the European Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), the Japan ...