2024: Record-Breaking Heat, Extreme Weather

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A year of extreme weather that challenged billions

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New research shows people around the world experienced an additional 41 days of dangerous heat due to climate change.

Researchers from Imperial College and Climate Central said the study shows "we are living in a dangerous new era" From Brazil to Indonesia we take a look back at the climate events that affected billions in 2024 .

There was a lull in the middle of the Atlantic hurricane season before Hurricane Helene hit.

Large storms can take heat out of the ocean preventing new hurricanes forming for some time.

But qualitative evidence suggests this didn't happen because the whole upper ocean was extremely hot.

Heavy rainfall episodes are expected to occur on average every three to 10 years.

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