Meltwater flows from the Bråsvellbreen glacier in Svalbard, Norway, in July. This year was the second warmest on record in the Arctic. Roie Galitz / Greenpeace
From floods in Brazil to Hurricane Helene in North Carolina, extreme weather exacted a devastating toll in 2024.
This year will likely conclude as the hottest ever, with warming reaching new extremes worldwide. These photos from Greenpeace show the profound impact of severe weather, which scientists are increasingly connecting to climate change.
Flooding in Homa Bay County, Kenya, in May. Heavy rainfall gave rise to floods that killed hundreds of people. Climate change doubled the odds of heavy rainfall, an analysis showed. Caleb Mbuvi / Greenpeace
Flooding in São Leopoldo, Brazil, in May. Severe rainfall led to intense floods that displaced some 650,000 people. Scientists found that warming more than doubled the likelihood of such rainfall. Tuane Fernandes / Greenpeace
Damage left by Typhoon Gaemi in San Mateo, Philippines, in July. The storm killed dozens of people and left hundreds of cities without power. The hurricane was fueled by ocean heat that would have been "almost impossible without climate change," an analysis determined. Noel Celis / Greenpeace
The Park Fire burning in California in July. The fire burned through more than 400,000 acres, making it the fourth largest in state history. Summer wildfires are scorching five times as much land as they did 50 years ago, one study found. David McNew / Greenpeace
A wildfire in the Brazilian Amazon this summer. Under President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Brazil has tamped down on forest clearing, but wildfires have continued to spread amid a drought linked to climate change. In July, more than 11,000 fires burned in the region, the highest number in nearly two decades. Marizilda Cruppe / Greenpeace
Damage left by Hurricane Helene in Biltmore Village, North Carolina, in October. The hurricane killed more than 200 people and left nearly 2 million without power. Climate change made the rainfall 10 percent heavier, an analysis showed. Justin Cook / Greenpeace
The aftermath of floods in Valencia, Spain, in October. Floods killed more than 200 people across the region. Scientists determined that climate change doubled the odds of such heavy rainfall. Gabriel Gallo / Greenpeace
