The destruction of the world’s forests reached the highest level ever recorded in 2024, driven by a surge in fires caused by global heating. From the Brazilian Amazon to the Siberian taiga, Earth’s forests disappeared at a record rate last year.
Source: Global Forest Watch.
The number of people displaced due to disasters, most of them due to extreme weather, has nearly doubled, from 26.8 million in 2023 to 45.8 million in 2024, according to a new report from the Internal Displacement Monitoring Center. Almost 30 countries have reported unprecedented disaster displacement. The United States makes up about one in four of those displaced globally by disasters.