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CNN — Extreme weather has thrashed the United States this year with more flood emergencies than any other year — a deadly, sobering statistic that scientists say paints a picture of the future as...
Deadly Hurricane Helene, wildfires in the Amazon, an extreme monsoon downpour in India, a heat wave during the Summer Olympics, and other dangerous and devastating weather events in 2024 were all made more likely and damaging by climate change, scientists have found.
Earth’s climate in 2024 is “in a major crisis with worse to come if we continue with business as usual,” a team of 14 climate scientists warned in “ The 2024 state of the climate report: Perilous times on planet Earth.” The report did not sugarcoat their view of the dangers humanity is facing.
Here is the latest: The earthquake hit Taiwan as many people there were preparing to travel for Tomb Sweeping Day, a holiday across the Chinese-speaking world when people mourn the dead and make...
Hong Kong CNN — Multiple days of heavy rains have lashed southern China, unleashing deadly floods and threatening to upend the lives of tens of millions of people as rescuers rush to evacuate...
Torrential rains during July, August, and September have unleashed catastrophic floods in West and Central Africa, affecting over 4 million people in 14 countries: Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Togo.
CNN — Much of the Philippine capital remained underwater Thursday after deadly Typhoon Gaemi worsened torrential monsoon rains that lashed the country, trapping thousands of people in rising...
Below, we break down what you need to know about the 10 countries likely to face the worst humanitarian crises next year. Read the full 2024 Emergency Watchlist for a detailed account of our analysis and full profiles of all 20 countries.
There were 11 individual billion-dollar weather and climate events across the U.S. during the first five months of 2024, each with losses exceeding $1 billion. These disasters consisted of nine severe storm events and two winter storms.
Jan. 12, 2024. No single image could fully capture the confluence of extreme weather events that is disrupting the United States this week, buffeting the country from coast to coast with...