2024 in Review: Our Biggest Stories on People, Nature and the Climate

Photo caption: A rickshaw driver takes a drink during a heat wave in Dhaka, Bangladesh in April 2024. Photo credit: Mamunur Rashid / Shutterstock. Article by Maggie Overholt and Sarah Parsons. World Resources Institute – December 19, 2024.

2024 ushered in a new chapter of the climate crisis. The world experienced its hottest year on record — with dire consequences for communities around the globe. Devastating floods destroyed lives and property in Brazil and Kenya. Wildfires scorched South America’s forests. Blistering heat waves hit cities in India and the U.S. But behind these stark headlines, we […]

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