World Slammed By 151 Extreme Weather Events
The world was hit by 151 extreme weather events last year. These are defined as “worse than any ever recorded in the region.” They drove 800,000 people to abandon their homes and otherwise relocate. The UN’s World Meteorological Organization provided the information.
The reports also examined long-term global warming, sea levels, greenhouse gas emissions data, and the level at which climate servers are available locally.
Hurricane Damage
In 2024, there were 86 cyclones (hurricanes). The monsoon season in Africa was longer and more extreme than usual, triggering record flood levels. Record heat waves hit Africa, Europe, and central Australia. In several cases, temperatures rose above 115 degrees F.
Saudi Arabia’s temperatures rose above 120 degrees F. The authors of the report wrote: “At least 1,301 deaths were reported during the pilgrimage, the large majority of which were partially or wholly attributable to the extreme heat.”
New Weather Patterns
The authors took particular note of Hurricane Helene and its unusual destruction pattern. “Whilst there was major wind and storm surge damage in the landfall area, the bulk of Helene’s impacts came from inland flooding and associated landslides, especially in western North Carolina but also in Georgia, western South Carolina and eastern Tennessee.” A more powerful hurricane, Beryl, damaged Mexico’s coast as a Category 5 storm and then moved north toward Houston.
The report indicated that the weather patterns that caused these incidents will persist in future years.
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