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The just-released report of the World Meteorological Association on the state of the global climate in 2024 found that last year was the hottest on record and that for the first time in history the 10 hottest years on record all occurred in the last decade. More than 800,000 people were displaced and made homeless, the highest since records began.
The report identifies 151 unprecedented extreme weather events in 2024 – events that were worse than any ever recorded in the region. Heatwaves reaching 120 degrees Fahrenheit hit Western Australia, Tabas in Iran, and nationwide in Mali. Unprecedented rainfall caused floods, landslides, and power failures in Italy; destruction of homes in Senegal; and major crop losses in Pakistan and Brazil. An unprecedented six typhoons hit the Philippines in under a month; in Vietnam Super Typhoon Yagi affected 3.6 million people; The Big Bend region of Florida was hit by Hurricane Helene, the strongest ever to strike the region.
For full World Meteorological Association Report on the Global Climate 2024:
WMO’s report on 2024