We Summarize the Climate Results of 2024: Unprecedented Changes on Our Planet. The year 2024 demonstrated unparalleled shifts in the planet's climate. Initially, we planned a comprehensive review of all natural disasters to reflect the changes in their scale and nature. However, it turned out to be impossible to cover the vast volume of information in a single report.
🔻 Tropical Cyclones
Tropical hurricanes, like many other disasters, typically occur during specific months of the year. However, in recent years, particularly in 2024, the boundaries of these seasons have blurred, complicating prediction and preparedness.
Fueled by the energy of overheated oceans, tropical cyclones have become exceptionally powerful and intensify rapidly. This rapid intensification has devastating consequences, especially for coastal areas, and has become increasingly common in recent years, peaking in 2024.
🔻 Extreme Precipitation and Flooding
Ocean warming increases evaporation, saturating the atmosphere with moisture. As a result, the frequency of extreme rainfall has risen significantly in recent years.
The intensity of rainfall has reached unprecedented levels. It is no longer surprising when a month's worth of rain falls within a single day. The harsh new reality is that annual rainfall totals can now accumulate within a few days — or even hours.
Many regions' infrastructure is simply unprepared for such volumes of rain. While people habitually blame public utilities for the consequences, it's evident that no system can withstand such overwhelming loads.
What’s even more striking is that these abnormal rainfalls are now occurring in traditionally arid regions, including the planet's largest deserts.
Catastrophic floods are inevitable with such intense rainfall. A tragic example of this was the devastating flood in Spain. In the Valencia region, over a year's worth of rain fell in just 8 hours, causing a massive disaster. Streets were buried under tons of mud, homes and vehicles were destroyed, and more than 220 lives were lost.
The situation worsens because actual rainfall often exceeds forecasts, leading to floods so sudden that people cannot react in time, failing to believe the water could rise so quickly.
Flooding has disrupted typical seasonal patterns. The same trend applies to other types of disasters such as wildfires, tornadoes, temperature anomalies, and more. This was covered in detail in the first part of the annual climate disaster review.
🔻 Landslides
Intense rainfall and destructive floods are only part of the problem. Massive amounts of water saturate the soil, making it unstable and inevitably triggering another deadly threat — landslides. Unbelievably, hundreds or even thousands of people can die within minutes.
Everything shown in this video is just the beginning. The forecast for further development is clear: we face an exponential increase in disasters because the planet has already entered its most critical phase. The events to come in the next few years are outlined in the report "On the Progression of Climate Catastrophes on Earth and Their Catastrophic Consequences."
This report is publicly available and contains all the necessary data: facts, figures, and scientific research. Anyone who wants a deeper understanding of what is happening to our planet can access this information.
But there is still hope. The point of no return has not yet been crossed. However, there’s an important caveat: we must find and implement solutions in time — before crossing the point of no return — because after that, nothing can be done.
Our planet is a single system, where changes in one part inevitably affect another. Therefore, the problem must be addressed comprehensively. We must create conditions for open international collaboration among scientists, enabling all countries to jointly seek solutions to the climate crisis.
Now, each of us must take part in creating the demand for uniting humanity's scientific potential. Without this collective effort, survival will not be possible.