Earth news quiz 2024: Test yourself on this year's biggest stories about our planet

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How much do you remember about planet Earth in the news over the last 12 months? Take our quiz to find out!

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How much do you remember about the top planet Earth news this year? Take our quiz to find out. (Image credit: ARTUR PLAWGO / SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY via Getty Images)

2024 was an extraordinary year for the planet. Earth experienced one of the strongest El Niño events on record, leading to a supercharged hurricane season that brought record-breaking storms. The Sahara was hit by an extraordinary rainfall event — a year's worth of rain fell in just a few days, leading to lakes appearing across parts of northern Africa.

Scientists mapped the underside of an Antarctic glacier and discovered huge, mysterious structures carved into the ice, while giant viruses were found on Greenland's dark ice and red snow.

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Hannah Osborne
Hannah Osborne
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Hannah Osborne is the planet Earth and animals editor at Live Science. Prior to Live Science, she worked for several years at Newsweek as the science editor. Before this she was science editor at International Business Times U.K. Hannah holds a master's in journalism from Goldsmith's, University of London.