Our Top Stories of 2024 – State of the Planet
2024 was another record-breaking year—global temperatures continued to rise; an especially active hurricane season left a trail of destruction in the U.S; catastrophic floods rattled Spain and Central Europe; and wildfires decimated parts of North and South America—to name just a few of the headlines.
But it was also a year filled with exciting opportunities for collaboration, bringing together people from diverse fields within academia, policy and research, alongside community members, to discuss new ways to combat, mitigate and prevent the effects of climate change during Climate Week NYC, COP29 and the World Water Film Festival, among other initiatives. For the first time in almost nine years, the seismic vessel R/V Marcus G. Langseth also made a stop in New York City for some mu...