Climate catastrophes displace record numbers in 2024

The United Nations warned that the record numbers of people in 2024 were forced to flee in climate-related catastrophes, which emphasized the urgent need for global early warning systems.

According to the state of the Global Climate Cycling of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), millions of cyclones, forest fires, droughts and floods were sold, with both poorer and wealthy nations have devastating effects.

Cyclon Chido displaced 100,000 people in Mozambique, while catastrophic floods in Valencia, Spain, demanded 224 lives. In the meantime, forest fires in the USA and Canada forced over 300,000 people to escape.

In order to combat itself, WMO boss Celeste Sallo emphasized the importance of early warning systems and promised to extend their reporting worldwide until 2027. At the moment, only half of all countries have appropriate systems.

The report takes place in the event of growing concerns about the climate effect after the return of US President Donald Trump, a well -known climate skeptic. His administration has already shortened hundreds of NOAA scientists and awakened the fears of the weakening of global climate monitoring efforts.

Trump's decision to appoint Neil Jacobs again to lead Noaa triggered controversy, since Jacobs were previously censored under political pressure due to incorrect representation of a hurricane forecast.

Despite the political uncertainty, WMO officers emphasized the need for further international cooperation to combat climate change.

The report also showed that 2024 was the hottest year, with the global temperatures for the first time exceeding the threshold of 1.5 ° C.

“Our planet spends more emergency signals,” said UN General Secretary Antonio Guterres and warned that the limitation of the temperature rise to 1.5 ° C is still possible is necessary.

Other alarming findings are the oceans, which continue to heat up at accelerated speed, with sea level increasing faster than before. Glacier melt quickly, with the Antarctic sea ice shrinking to the second lowest level.

In view of the tightening of climate medical disasters, the experts emphasize that the investment in weather, water and climate paper services is now more critical than ever.