President Biden linked the historic L.A. wildfires to the climate crisis as he vowed federal aid to cover 100% of disaster assistance costs over the next 180 days. This comes as new data from Europe’s climate monitor confirms 2024 was the hottest year in human history, with the average global temperature rising by 1.6 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels. That’s more than the 1.5-degree limit set by the United Nations’ 2015 Paris climate accord.