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The first half of 2024 laid bare the catastrophic extremes that now characterize the global, rapidly changing climate.
Non-tornadic gusts such as straight-line winds and derechos are occurring five times more frequently.
Cities around the world have seen record rainfall 139 times in 2023.
Global ocean surface temperatures in June were the highest in 174 years of data, reaching triple digits in some areas.
At least five people died and two children were still missing after floods ripped through Pennsylvania.
As much as 8.12 inches of rain fell at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, located north of New York City.
The losses are more than triple those from December blizzards in Buffalo, New York.
The Golden State is concurrently experiencing a drought emergency and a flood emergency.
While no year is a good one to have a major storm cripple U.S. Gulf crude and gasoline output, the impact in 2022 would have been disastrous.
The National Hurricane Center anticipates Ian to become a major hurricane as it nears western Cuba later tonight.