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Earth records second-warmest October on record in 175 years: 2024 on pace to become world’s warmest year on record

Annotated world map plotting the most important climate changes for October 2024. Credit: NOAA Headquarters Earth had another unusually warm month, with October 2024 ranking as the second-warmest October in NOAA’s 175-year global climate record. October will add another mild month to 2024, almost certainly the warmest year on record on Earth, according to scientists at NOAA’s National Center for…