The analysis from World Weather Attribution and Climate Central researchers comes at the end of a year that shattered climate record after climate record as heat across the globe made 2024 likely to be its hottest ever measured and a slew of other fatal weather events spared few.

Unsurprisingly, 2024 is also set to break 2023’s record for the hottest year ever. This year is set to break the previous year’s record for the hottest year, and according to new research, much of that heat was a result of human-caused climate change.

A latest report reveals that human-caused climate change has led to 41 additional days of extreme heat in 2024, exacerbating weather-related disasters worldwide. From deadly floods to scorching droughts,