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26 Extreme Weather Events in 2024 Claim Over 3,700 Lives Globally: Study

Climate change-driven disasters intensified by human activity have led to widespread deaths and displacement, exposing millions to prolonged dangerous heat.

A study by World Weather Attribution (WWA) and Climate Central reveals that at least 3,700 people lost their lives and millions were displaced due to 26 extreme weather events influenced by climate change in 2024. These events represent a small fraction of the 219 incidents identified as climate change-fueled disasters this year.

The report underscores that the actual death toll from extreme weather exacerbated by global warming is likely much higher, potentially in the tens or hundreds of thousands. Human-induced climate change has added an average of 41 additional days of dangerously high temperatures in 2024, equivalent to the warmest 10% of days recorded from 1991 to 2020.

Scientists warn that without urgent reduction in fossil fuel emissions and a global transition to renewable energy, the number of such perilous heat days will continue to rise annually, posing severe risks to public health.

The study also highlighted how the excess heat amplified the frequency and severity of heatwaves, droughts, wildfires, storms, and flooding. Notable disasters included the devastating floods in Sudan, Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon, and Chad, which collectively claimed over 2,000 lives and displaced millions. In India, extreme rainfall in Kerala was among the events studied, illustrating the growing unpredictability and severity of monsoons.

The report also warns that if global temperatures reach 2°C above pre-industrial levels—a scenario possible as early as the 2040s or 2050s—regions may face catastrophic rainfall and flooding as an annual occurrence.

El Niño, often linked to heatwaves and weakened monsoons in India, played a significant role in early 2024’s extreme events. However, the study emphasizes that the impact of climate change has surpassed El Niño’s influence, as evidenced by the Amazon’s historic drought and the destructive storms of Hurricane Helene and Typhoon Gaemi.

As the planet continues to warm, the dominance of human-induced climate change is expected to overshadow other natural phenomena, driving a “new normal” of increasingly severe and frequent extreme weather.

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