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Natural disasters killed hundreds around the world, caused billions in damage in 2024

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The year is on track to be the hottest on record, according to the World Meteorological Organization .

The global mean temperature "exceeded anything recorded before, and often by a wide margin," the WMO said.

In the United States alone, there have been at least 24 weather-related disasters that caused more than $1 billion in damages.

More than 200 people were killed during flash floods in southeast Spain and western Europe on Oct. 30 .

Super typhoon Yagi killed nearly 600 people across Myanmar , the Philippines , Vietnam , Laos , Thailand and southern China .

It snowed in all 50 U.S. states last winter .

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