Explanation

Angola withdrew its membership from OPEC on January 1, 2024: 

Angola: Joined OPEC in 2007 and announced its withdrawal in 2023 

Other countries that have withdrawn from OPEC:

Qatar: Terminated its membership in January 2019 to focus on natural gas production 

Ecuador: Suspended its membership in 1992, reactivated it in 2007, and withdrew in 2020 

Indonesia: Suspended its membership in 2009, reactivated it in 2016, and suspended it again that year

Explanation

Denmark is set to impose the world's first carbon tax on livestock emissions: 

Purpose

The tax is intended to help Denmark achieve its goal of carbon neutrality by 2045. 

Tax rate

Farmers will pay $43 per ton of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2030.

Explanation

 The hottest day ever registered globally for 2024  is "July 21" with a daily average temperature of 17.16°C

The C3S also predicts that 2024 will be the warmest year on record and the first year with a temperature above 1.5°C.

The C3S's ERA5 reanalysis dataset, which began in 1940

Explanation

The name of the recent cyclone that hit the eastern coast of India in 2024 is Cyclone Dana.

It made landfall on October 24, 2024, affecting the states of Odisha and West Bengal, with wind speeds of up to 120 km/h

Explanation

The 2019–20 Australian bushfire season named Black Summer

The fires reached their peak during the summer months, from December 2019 to February 2020.

The extent of Damage:

• By early 2020, the bushfires had ravaged vast areas of Australia,
• burning an estimated 18 million hectares (44.5 million acres),
• destroying over 3,000 homes,
• and killing at least 33 people.