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.

Researchers say human-caused climate change dealt people an average of nearly six weeks of extra extreme heat in 2024, while also fueling more destructive storms.

Number of extra days of dangerous heat (likely to increase mortality) compared with a world not warmed by human activity, by country or territory Saudi Arabia Australia Turkey 120 140 160 180 100

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,