Act Urgently On Climate

First it was the hottest June on record, then the July was the hottest, and the trend followed through December. Eventually, year 2023 was declared the hottest year on record. Nearly three–and-a-half months into year 2024, months of February and March have already been declared the warmest February and March on record. The repercussions have been dire: Heatwaves have increased in duration, destroying or damaging lives and livelihoods. Crop-destroying droughts have grown in frequency, threatening food security and aggravating hunger crisis. Extreme climatic events like never-seen-before rains and ensuing floods have become new normal, wreaking havoc across countries and uprooting untold number of people from what they have called homes for centuries.