{"id":189182,"date":"2024-12-05T18:24:57","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T18:24:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/05\/climate-change-made-2024-the-hottest-year-on-record-the-heat-was-deadly\/"},"modified":"2024-12-05T18:24:57","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T18:24:57","slug":"climate-change-made-2024-the-hottest-year-on-record-the-heat-was-deadly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/05\/climate-change-made-2024-the-hottest-year-on-record-the-heat-was-deadly\/","title":{"rendered":"Climate change made 2024 the hottest year on record. The heat was deadly"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"763\" height=\"456\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.sciencenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/survey_cta_footprint.jpg?resize=763,456&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Climate change made 2024 the hottest year on record. The heat was deadly\" title=\"Climate change made 2024 the hottest year on record. The heat was deadly\" \/><\/div> \r\n<br><div data-component=\"video-embed\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\n<p>Over and over, the numbers tell the same story: 2024 was Earth\u2019s hottest year on record, knocking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencenews.org\/article\/climate-heat-hottest-year-record-2023\">the previous record holder<\/a> \u2014 2023 \u2014 out of the top spot (<em>SN: 12\/6\/23<\/em>). But temperatures alone can\u2019t describe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencenews.org\/article\/climate-change-double-temperature-death\">the human cost<\/a>: humidity that challenges the body\u2019s ability to cool itself; nighttime temps that rob people of sleep; power outages; wildfire smoke; ruined crops; rising cases of mosquito-borne disease (<em>SN: 9\/20\/24<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, record-breaking water temperatures in the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencenews.org\/article\/climate-change-hurricanes-helene-milton\">fueled hurricanes Helene and Milton<\/a> (<em>SN: 10\/9\/24<\/em>). Helene\u2019s torrential rains <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencenews.org\/article\/hurricane-helene-devastation-explainer\">caused flooding across six states<\/a> in the U.S. Southeast, killing over 200 people (<em>SN: 10\/1\/24<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n<aside class=\"sn-conversion rich-text rich-text--with-sidebar\">\n<style><![CDATA[\n.email-conversion {\n  border: 1px solid #ffcccb;\n  color: white;\n  margin-top: 50px;\n  background-image: url(\"\/wp-content\/themes\/sciencenews\/client\/src\/images\/cta-module@2x.jpg\");\n  padding: 20px;\n  clear: both;\n}\n\n]]><\/style>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"rich-text embedded-conversion-content is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSf83OekELCTbhuYw3Iu-p8OWiE9-uE56ZFNbeTapotBaa1rIg\/viewform?usp=sf_link\">\n  <\/a><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSf83OekELCTbhuYw3Iu-p8OWiE9-uE56ZFNbeTapotBaa1rIg\/viewform?usp=sf_link\">\n<\/a>\n\n<style><![CDATA[\n#dynamic-conversion {\n  border: 1px solid #ffcccb;\n  max-width: 100%;\n  height: auto;\n  clear: both;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n\n\n\n\n<\/aside>\n\n\n<p>Other parts of the world have their own stories to tell about the impact of 2024\u2019s extreme heat. Here are some of those accounts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Phoenix | <em>May\u2013September<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Arizona\u2019s capital experienced 113 straight days of daytime temperatures topping 100\u00b0 Fahrenheit, with hundreds of heat-related deaths recorded. Phoenix has one of the world\u2019s largest urban heat-island magnitudes: City temperatures are about 12 degrees higher than those in surrounding rural areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mexico City | <em>May\u2013June<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldweatherattribution.org\/extreme-heat-killing-more-than-100-people-in-mexico-hotter-and-much-more-likely-due-to-climate-change\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">An extreme heat wave<\/a>, on top of an extended drought, caused blackouts and was linked to over 120 deaths. The resulting water scarcity raised fears that North America\u2019s largest metropolis was just weeks from Day Zero \u2014 a theoretical day when the region would run out of water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">S\u00e3o Paulo | <em>August\u2013September<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Extreme heat in the Southern Hemisphere\u2019s winter plus prolonged drought fueled wildfires in Brazil\u2019s Amazon rainforest. Fine particles in S\u00e3o Paulo\u2019s air were 14 times the World Health Organization\u2019s recommended limit, causing the city to be ranked as the world\u2019s most polluted for four consecutive days, from September 9 to September 12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rio de Janeiro | <em>March<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>During a heat wave in Brazil, the maximum measured temperature reached 107.6\u00b0 F. But it felt even hotter. The heat index \u2014 a measurement that also includes humidity \u2014 soared to a record 144.1\u00b0 F, testing the limits of humans\u2019 heat tolerance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Manila | <em>April<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Philippines\u2019 megalopolis of over 14 million people sweltered through a deadly 15-day heat wave, an event that would have been impossible without climate change. The heat brought water shortages, crop losses and school closures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"453\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sciencenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/121424_YE-hotcities_inline.jpeg?fit=680%2C453&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"A man in Manila opens an umbrella to block the sun.\" class=\"wp-image-3146968\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sciencenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/121424_YE-hotcities_inline.jpeg?w=680&amp;ssl=1 680w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sciencenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/121424_YE-hotcities_inline.jpeg?resize=575%2C383&amp;ssl=1 575w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sciencenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/121424_YE-hotcities_inline.jpeg?resize=675%2C450&amp;ssl=1 675w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sciencenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/121424_YE-hotcities_inline.jpeg?resize=279%2C186&amp;ssl=1 279w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><span class=\"caption wp-caption-3146968\">A vendor in Manila opens an umbrella to block the sun amid a 15-day heat wave in April. The\nheat wave would have been impossible without human-caused climate change, scientists say.<\/span><span class=\"credit wp-credit-3146968\">AARON FAVILA\/AP PHOTO<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Paris | <em>July\u2013August<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Temperatures during the Olympics may not have broken records, but they were still scorching. Without climate change, Paris would have been about 5 degrees cooler, researchers determined. That made the Games more dangerous for athletes. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/green\/2024\/04\/22\/europe-is-the-fastest-warming-continent-with-devastating-effects-on-health-and-economy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Europe is the world\u2019s fastest-warming continent<\/a>, heating at a rate twice the global average.<\/p>\n\n\n<aside class=\"sn-conversion rich-text rich-text--with-sidebar\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-elements-27c40654034fbeecef6418d6adfe0794\" style=\"color:gray; margin-bottom:0px; font-size:.9rem;\">Sponsor Message<\/p>\n<!-- Tag ID: sciencenews-org_leaderboard_incontent -->\n\n<\/aside>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Longyearbyen | <em>July\u2013August<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>August temps in the world\u2019s northernmost settlement, on Norway\u2019s Spitsbergen Island, were the highest ever recorded for that month, soaring to 68\u00b0 F \u2014 more than 3 degrees higher than the previous record, set in 1997. In July, ice caps there broke the all-time record for daily melting, losing ice at a rate five times the norm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bamako | <em>February\u2013April<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Heat waves across West Africa\u2019s Sahel region caused power cuts and spikes in hospital admissions. From April 1 to April 4, a hospital in Mali\u2019s capital recorded a total of 102 deaths; the previous year, the hospital noted 130 deaths for all of April. Climate change amped up daytime highs by 2.7 degrees and kept nights 3.6 degrees warmer than usual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gaza | <em>April<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A three-day heat wave exacerbated the humanitarian crisis in Palestine. Nearly 2 million displaced people in refugee camps and overcrowded shelters lacked protection from the heat and faced water and food shortages, power outages, limited access to health care and spikes in waterborne diseases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Delhi | <em>May\u2013June<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>India\u2019s capital territory endured 40 straight days of daytime highs reaching 104\u00b0 F, with a new record set on May 28 of 121.8\u00b0 F. The unrelenting heat killed over 100 people, the nonprofit organization HeatWatch India estimates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">East Antarctica | <em>July<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>At winter\u2019s peak, temperatures across a big chunk of the continent hovered at \u20134\u00b0 F, about 50 degrees higher than normal. The event was the largest temperature anomaly anywhere this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n<br>\r\n<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencenews.org\/article\/climate-change-hottest-year-record-2024\">Source link <\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over and over, the numbers tell the same story: 2024 was Earth\u2019s hottest year on record, knocking the previous record holder \u2014 2023 \u2014 out of the top spot (SN: 12\/6\/23). 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