Expert: 2024 confirmed as hottest year on record 

The European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service has confirmed that 2024 was the hottest year ever recorded, marking the first time global temperatures have reached 1.5ºC above pre-industrial levels. This milestone raises critical questions about the implications for daily life and the future of our planet’s atmospheric and oceanic systems. 

An expert from McGill University is available to comment on this topic.  

Frédéric Fabry, Professor, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, is an expert in climate phenomena, with extensive experience analyzing the causes and consequences of extreme weather events and global temperature trends.  

For interviews with Prof. Fabry, please contact austin.everett [at] mcgill.ca (English, French)

Djordje Romanic, Assistant Professor, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, is an expert in atmospheric science, extreme weather, and climate.

djordje.romanic [at] mcgill.ca (English, Croatian)

Natalya Gomez, Assistant Professor, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, has expertise in climate change and its implications for Arctic Canada, global warming, and ice mass changes. She is the Canada Research Chair in the Geodynamics of Ice Sheet - Sea Level Interactions.

natalya.gomez [at] mcgill.ca (English)