2024 To Be Hottest Year In History
NASA claims that 2024 will be the hottest year since records started to be kept in the mid-19th Century. The news should come as no surprise. Many scientists had already predicted it.
According to Axios, “NASA’s top climate scientist, Gavin Schmidt, estimates that the chance of a new annual record being set in 2024 is greater than 99%.” It will best the 2023 record.
This year’s record heat will be blamed for some of the world’s worst weather catastrophes. These include Hurricanes Helene and Mliton, each of which hit the US. The worst rainstorm in 100 years hit Roswell, NM, just days ago. As five inches fell, two people were killed.
Hottest Day In Many Places
Several places in the world had their hottest days on record. In the US, this included Las Vegas and Phoenix. As temperatures in some parts of India topped 120 degrees F, scientists forecast 2024 wll be the hottest year in the country. It was the hottest year in Europe.
Errachidia, Morocco, received 3 inches of rainfall, the most in two days in almost half a century. The UAE had record rain in April, which broke an all-time record.
The Amazon is having the worst drought in its history
Anecdotes do not prove a case, but they certainly make one better.
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