September 2024 Climbs to Second-Hottest on Record, Highlighting Alarming Climate Trends

[{"selector":"#anim-0eb4ea23-9188-4bbd-9d8a-8dfeb1026d58","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-42a3a75c-e388-4158-972d-9cf26a4d4251","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-100%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] September 2024 Climbs to Second-Hottest on Record, Highlighting Alarming Climate Trends Govind Tekale

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[{"selector":"#anim-00dc0997-c06d-4ab7-8e80-c1b9ba9715a3","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-574c34ef-0ea0-4949-b05d-e90ce07c703d","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(100.00000%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d4960986-5ccb-408e-b4cf-3da24054d780","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":300,"duration":1300,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d9523596-8759-4870-b06c-b2c5b17e9046","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-115.18988%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":300,"duration":1300,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ecbf2894-7d7c-443b-8a5c-fb3a96a7ee4a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":1000,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-46a25a44-60a5-47d0-96a7-70a7e9f6857a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 392.22307%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":1000,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has reported that intense rains in West and Central Africa have caused 1,500 deaths, with four million affected people, and 1.2 million displaced people. Photo Source: Google

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[{"selector":"#anim-8d624f19-2b4a-4bbb-a22c-24ba2efa54de","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8c096188-9bcb-45dc-b295-d97f465d07dd","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -99.84629%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f070b07d-8f44-4de6-b56e-8aacdc6b04c5","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":300,"duration":1300,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-61f7a996-9b78-4308-a46c-065393c68603","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 267.57739%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":300,"duration":1300,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ab0e27cd-bf29-4fdb-8b7a-de0379d4318f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":1000,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8b1b60b7-c8fd-4271-bd58-4e784676a326","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 392.22307%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":1000,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The current average temperature of the planet is about 1.3°C above the pre-industrial average. Photo Source: Google

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