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More than 150 unprecedented extreme weather events struck in 2024 - the planet’s hottest year ever

This video is part of: Centre for Nature and Climate

Floods, storms and heatwaves caused extraordinary destruction and disruption, displacing hundreds of thousands of people. The World Meteorological Organization lists 151 events that were worse than ever seen before. Temperatures soared to 49.9°C in Western Australia’s outback, record rains battered Spain, sparking floods and landslides, the Philippines saw 6 typhoons in a single month.

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