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The World Meteorological Organization recently concluded that 2024 was the hottest year on record, globally. The global climate system is complex. Ocean currents interact with massive atmospheric circulatory systems. The rapidly warming Arctic caused the northern polar vortex to collapse. What was once a barrier of rapidly moving winds holding the Arctic’s deep freeze over our polar North is now a wobbly system that has allowed cold air masses to move into what were once warmer areas.
The October 2014 floods in Spain killed over 200 people. The killer heat waves of 2024 were particularly deadly in India, Bangladesh, Thailand, and the Philippines. The United States was also hit hard. The United States experienced 24 extreme weather events each of which had an impact of over $1-billion. Hurricanes Milton and Helene caused widespread property devastation and loss of life. Helene killed over 200 people in the southern United States.
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