U.S. Suffers $15 Billion in Climate Disaster Losses During First Half of 2024
The U.S. endured 15 billion-dollar climate disasters in the first half of 2024, including severe storms and winter storms, reports NOAA.
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The U.S. endured 15 billion-dollar climate disasters in the first half of 2024, including severe storms and winter storms, reports NOAA.
Up to 4.2 million Malawians face severe food insecurity due to El Niño-induced droughts and floods, causing a significant drop in agricultural production.
Central America and Mexico are set to face up to 75 cm of rainfall this week, prompting the UN’s OCHA to prepare extensive support as floods and landslides have already claimed 20 lives.
Devastating floods in southern Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul have killed 175, injured over 800, and displaced millions. Heavy rains are expected to continue.
Delhi experiences a record-breaking temperature of 49.9°C, marking the highest-ever heat in the capital as severe heat-wave conditions prevail.
Asia’s April heatwave, intensified by climate change, impacted billions with school closures, crop damage, and hundreds of heat-related deaths, experts report.
Western Canada battles its first major wildfires of the season, prompting evacuations and air quality warnings as authorities work to contain the blazes.
Unusually heavy rains have led to devastating flash floods in northern Afghanistan, resulting in over 300 deaths and the destruction of more than 1,000 homes, according to the UN.
A severe heat wave in Mexico breaks temperature records in ten cities, causing blackouts and school closures, with heat-related deaths reported.
Bolivia’s rainy season has severely impacted over 255,000 households, destroying more than 1,500 homes as extreme weather persists.