The year 2024 will go down in history as the warmest global year ever. Five of the warmest global years occurred in the last ten years–since records were kept back to the 1870’s. This year we had more tornadoes, higher than average serious hurricanes, droughts that led to wildfires, rivers of moisture that produced mud slides and other climate-induced events. In 2024, convective storms (hail, wind and tornadoes) produced the highest amount of insured losses ever–by a large margin. Hurricanes are now intensifying over ocean and gulf waters that are warmer than ever before. All these stats translate into loss of lives and property that could be minimized. Again and to a large extent–WE ARE OUR OWN WORST ENEMY. Another unfortunate event was the election of Trump–who considers climate change a “hoax”. His next four years will witness a steady exaggeration of these weather patterns and his fondness for oil money support guarantees a worsening of the situation. He wants to abandon the Paris Climate Accord and roll back all the Biden Admin rules to lessen fossil fuel impact on our environment. The future is bleak.
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