2024 was hottest year in NASA's record, stretching back to 1880, and past 10 years were warmest 10 years on record. Scientists have concluded that human activities, particularly release of heat-trapping greenhouse gases, are causing this long-term trend: https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2025/01/10/2024-confirmed-as-hottest-year-on-record-part-of-sustained-upward-march/