**Published** December 9, 2024 11:12pm
The Copernicus Climate Change Service of the European Union said that 2024 is the world’s warmest year.
In a 24 Oras report on Monday, experts warned that heat will intensify in the first months of 2025 amid the looming La Niña phenomenon, which is expected to be “weak” and has little influence on the global temperature.
The warming of the ocean affects the intensification of storms, so it is important to discuss it along with the changing global climate.
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In its [weather forecast](https://https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/scitech/weather/929449/itcz-shear-line-amihan-to-bring-rain-to-luzon-west-mindanao/story/), state weather bureau PAGASA said the Intertropical Convergence Zone, a shear line, and the Northeast Monsoon (Amihan) will continue to affect weather conditions over Luzon, Palawan, and Western Mindanao in the next 24 hours.
**—Mariel Celine Serquiña/RF, GMA Integrated News**