2024 was a year when on both the global and national level, heat records were broken and the impact of the climate crisis was felt in the clearest way.
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) declared that the global mean surface air temperature for the January-September period in the year 2024 was, on average, 1.54 °C above the pre-industrial average. Accelerated glacier loss led to a further rise in sea level.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) states that the sea level may rise from 0.3 to 1 meter until the year 2100. Climate projections reveal that lower coastal areas like Miami are under serious threat because of the rising sea level. Projections place Miami at the top of the list of cities to be left underwater to the climate crisis. Click to continue
