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Living through the onset of rapid global warming involves learning to roll with the punches. Increasingly, those are quite real and painful—this year saw, again, an accelerating toll of flood and drought. But, even for climate scientists sequestered in the lab, life increasingly seems like a series of bewildering blows. As 2024 began, we'd just finished the most remarkable year in the planet's modern climate history—2023 had shattered every global record for temperature, with researchers firm in the conviction that our planet had seen its hottest average temperatures in at least a hundred and twenty-five thousand years. But, even as they watched the mercury soar, they weren't completely sure why: temperatures seemed to be rising even before an El Niño warming in the Pacific fully kicked in. In a remarkably candid essay this March in Nature, NASA's chief climatologist, Gavin Schmidt, said, "The 2023 temperature anomaly has come out of the blue, revealing an unprecedented knowledge gap perhaps for the first time since about 40 years ago, when satellite data began offering modellers an unparalleled, real-time view of Earth's climate system." If temperatures hadn't settled back to something more like a consistent rise by late summer 2024, he noted, that would imply "that a warming planet is already fundamentally altering how the climate system operates, much sooner than scientists had anticipated." 2024 in Review New Yorker writers reflect on the year's highs and lows. In the event, this August was the warmest August on record, and most of the other months of 2024 also broke records; it now seems certain that, when meteorological officials announce their results early in January, this will again have been the hottest year ever measured. Scientists still can't explain what's causing the spike, which sits atop the steady ramp in temperature over the past few decades. As Schmidt said in an October interview with Elizabeth Kolbert, "it's still pretty much, I would say,... Bill McKibbenNew Jersey school board to refund state over $33K in funds spent on ‘Staff Fun Day’
AP Trending SummaryBrief at 5:07 p.m. ESTHopewell Farms, a 68-unit townhouse development, opens in BettendorfFARGO — North Dakota State football got a late boost to its 2025 recruiting class. Omaha Central (NE.) defensive end Alijah Wayne announced his commitment to the Bison Sunday night. ADVERTISEMENT Wayne is 6-foot-4, 250 pounds, who had originally committed to South Dakota State back in June. Wayne announced last week that he de-committed from the Jackrabbits. Wayne was on-site at the Fargodome last week prior to NDSU’s win over Missouri State. Regular Season Highlights!!🦅 https://t.co/KVWS37Siua @RingsNthingsCA @TerrenceMackey2 @CentralEaglesFB pic.twitter.com/ZYKC76Ixa7 "What sold it for me was how genuine the coaching staff and players were. On my official visit it felt like I was already apart of the team." Wayne said. "I felt welcomed, prioritized and throughout the weekend I kept envisioning myself being there, and being apart of this amazing program." Change of plans, headed in a new direction! #Committed #AGTG 🤘🦬 @NDSUfootball @CoachTimNDSU @NickGoeser @RingsNthingsCA @TerrenceMackey2 @CentralEaglesFB #RememberYano pic.twitter.com/BQUawJEIS8 Wayne earned an offer from Oregon State in September to go on top of offers from Air Force, Southern Illinois, SDSU and North Dakota. Rivals.com ranks Wayne as a three-star prospect. NDSU originally offered Wayne on May 15. ADVERTISEMENT Wayne added: "On my visit I could sense the relationship these coaches have with their players and I knew I wanted to be apart of that. NDSU also has a great program for sports management which is what I intend to major in. Overall NDSU doesn’t lack anything in what i’m looking for not only in the next four years but as well as the rest of my life." Wayne had 39 tackles, 3 for loss and one sack in eight games this season. He finished with 131 tackles and six sacks during his career. Omaha Central plays in the top class of Nebraska high school football, the Eagles season ended in the opening round of the playoffs to Papillion-La Vista. Wayne becomes the 31st commitment for the Bison Class of 2025 and the third from Nebraska. Thank you @NDSUfootball for having me for Junior Day this past Friday! I appreciated the opportunity! @CoachLJ38 @NickGoeser @CoachJakeLandry @CoachOlsonNDSU @RingsNthingsCA @FMPMentoring pic.twitter.com/hRs0JrS28Q Thomas Roberts from Boone Central High School and Mikhale Ford from Lincoln East committed over the summer. ADVERTISEMENT Wayne plans to sign on Dec. 4 on National Signing Day.
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