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Last year, the continent was hit by climate change impacts, extreme weather and record temperatures

Storms and flooding across Europe last year affected a total of 413,000 people, led to the loss of at least 335 lives and are estimated to have cost at least €18 billion in damages.

All 19 of the world's glacier regions experienced a net loss of mass in 2024, for the third consecutive year, the United Nations said on Friday. It has declared 21 March World Day for Glaciers, warning that at current rates of melting, many glaciers "will not survive the 21st century".

Five of the past six years have witnessed the most rapid glacier retreat on record.

All 19 of the world's glacier regions experienced a net loss of mass in 2024 for the third consecutive year, the United Nations said on Friday, warning that saving the planet's glaciers was now a matter of "survival".

Hundreds of thousands of people were forced to flee climate disasters last year, the United Nations said Wednesday, highlighting the urgent need for early warning systems covering the entire planet.

“The latest planetary health check tells us that Earth is profoundly ill,” the UK Met Office's chief scientist says.

Record numbers of people were forced to flee their homes due to climate-related disasters in 2024, the United Nations reported on Wednesday, highlighting the urgent need for global early warning systems.

Scientists warn the impacts seen in 2024 will be impossible to reverse