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2024: Hottest Year on Record Exacerbates Climate Change

The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) confirmed 2024 as the hottest year on record, with temperatures 1.6 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, nearing the 1.5-degree Celsius limit set by the Paris Agreement; this increase led to numerous extreme weather events globally.

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Winter Storm Cora Blankets Southern U.S., Disrupts Travel and Daily Life

Winter Storm Cora brought heavy snow and ice to the southern U.S., causing school closures, flight cancellations, and prompting emergency shelter for over 1,200 unhoused people in Dallas; the storm is expected to continue through the weekend.

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Southern California Wildfires: 155,000 Evacuated, Five Dead"

Three wildfires in Southern California, particularly impacting Pacific Palisades, Pasadena, and the San Fernando Valley, have caused five deaths, affected 10,913 hectares, and led to at least 155,000 evacuation orders as of January 7, 2025, due to intense Santa Ana winds and dry conditions.

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2024 Natural Disasters Cause Record-High $320 Billion in Global Damage

Natural disasters caused $320 billion in global damage in 2024, exceeding the 30-year average and highlighting the impact of climate change; hurricanes in Florida and the Japan earthquake were the most costly events.

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Santa Ana Winds Fuel Devastating California Wildfires

Wildfires fueled by Santa Ana winds have caused at least two deaths, forced thousands of evacuations in Los Angeles County, California, and are expected to worsen due to sustained high winds.

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D.C. Winter Storm Exposes Growing Homelessness Crisis

A recent winter storm in Washington, D.C., brought temperatures down to 10 degrees Fahrenheit, impacting the city's over 5,600 homeless residents, many of whom sought refuge in shelters such as the Central Union Mission; nationwide, homelessness increased by 18% last year.

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Devastating Southern California Wildfires Claim 10 Lives, Cause Billions in Damages

Southern California wildfires have resulted in at least 10 deaths, over 35,000 acres burned, and over 220,000 customers without power, with the Palisades and Eaton fires being the most destructive, despite some containment progress in other fires.

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Devastating California Winter Wildfires Fueled by Climate Change

Southern California is battling its worst winter wildfires in four decades, fueled by 100mph Santa Ana winds, extreme drought, and abundant dry vegetation after recent rains, resulting in potentially $57 billion in damages and highlighting the impact of climate change.

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Los Angeles Wildfires: 2,000 Buildings Destroyed, Tens of Billions in Damages

Devastating wildfires in Los Angeles have destroyed or damaged nearly 2,000 buildings, forced over 100,000 evacuations, and claimed at least five lives, with the potential death toll rising. Fueled by strong winds and drought, the fires are the most destructive in the city's history, causing an esti...

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Los Angeles Wildfires: 1,500 Buildings Destroyed, 100,000 Evacuated

Devastating wildfires in Los Angeles on January 7th, 2024, fueled by extreme drought and 160 km/h winds, destroyed nearly 1,500 buildings, causing over 100,000 evacuations and five deaths.

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Hurricane-Strength Santa Ana Winds Fuel Devastating Los Angeles Wildfires"

Hurricane-strength Santa Ana winds are fueling intense wildfires in Los Angeles suburbs, killing at least two people, burning over 20,000 acres, and prompting nearly 70,000 mandatory evacuations and 58,000 more on standby as of Wednesday.

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Southern California Wildfires: Extreme Winds and Drought Cause Devastating Damage

Devastating wildfires in Southern California, fueled by a perfect storm of extreme Santa Ana winds, low humidity, and an exceptionally dry landscape, have resulted in at least two deaths, thousands of acres burned, and over 30,000 evacuations, impacting even affluent areas like the Pacific Palisades...

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