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The 2024 Summer Olympics (French: Les Jeux Olympiques d'été de 2024), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad (French: Jeux de la XXXIIIe olympiade de l'ère moderne) and branded as Paris 2024, were an international multi-sport event held from 26 July to 11 August 2024 in France, with several events started from 24 July.
Part of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane and 2024–25 European windstorm seasons Hurricane Kirk , known as Storm Kirk while extratropical , was a large and powerful tropical cyclone that caused significant damage in portions of Western Europe after transitioning into a European windstorm .
Météo-France is the official French meteorological administration, also offering services to Andorra and Monaco.It has the powers of the state and can exercise them in relation to meteorology.
September 2, 2016 - Hurricane Gaston transitioned into an extratropical cyclone near the Azores, producing wind gusts of 52 mph (84 km/h) on Flores and Faial islands. [22] October 14, 2017 - Hurricane Ophelia passed south of the Azores as the easternmost major hurricane on record. The hurricane produced wind gusts of 44 mph (71 km/h) on São ...
Intense Tropical Cyclone Chido was a compact but very powerful, destructive, and deadly tropical cyclone which impacted Southeast Africa in December 2024. Chido, which means a desire in Shona, was the third named storm and the second intense tropical cyclone of the 2024–25 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season.
[75] [76] As of October 2024, according to AON, damages in Mexico are at USD$140 million. [77] Alberto's large wind field produced tropical storm-force winds along the coastline of Texas, despite the center being located over northeastern Mexico. A 3–4 feet (0.9–1 m) storm surge inundated coastal communities between Corpus Christi Bay and ...
By controlling the position of the Azores High, the NAO also influences the direction of general storm paths for major North Atlantic tropical cyclones: a position of the Azores High farther to the south tends to force storms into the Gulf of Mexico, whereas a northern position allows them to track up the North American Atlantic Coast. [13]
The Paris Organising Committee for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games (COJOP2024) (French: Comité d'Organisation des Jeux Olympiques et Paralympiques de Paris 2024) is the organising committee for the 2024 Summer Olympics and the 2024 Summer Paralympics which were held in Paris, France. Tony Estanguet serves as president of the committee.