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'Dangerous new era': climate change spurs disaster in 2024

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This year is the hottest in history, with record-breaking temperatures in the atmosphere and oceans acting like fuel for extreme weather around the world.

Nearly every disaster over the past 12 months was intensified by climate change, according to World Weather Attribution .

Climate change isn't just sizzling temperatures -- warmer oceans mean higher evaporation, and warmer air absorbs more moisture, a recipe for heavy rainfall.

The Americas suffered severe drought in 2024 and wildfires torched millions of hectares in the western United States , Canada , and Amazon basin.

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