In the southeast African country of Malawi, devastating floods have killed at least 176 people and displaced 200,000. Rescuers have rushed to bring aid to people cut off from food and supplies. The floods come as NOAA and NASA climate scientists confirmed 2014 was the hottest year on record due to human-caused climate change.

John Tucker, NASA climate scientist: “2014, the year just ended, was the warmest year on record, going back when the record started in the 1880s. What was found for 2014 was that 2014 was about 1.25 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than the average temperature of the Earth during the 20th century.”