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The 2024 Central European floods were a series of floods caused by a record heavy rainfall generated by Storm Boris, an extremely humid Genoa low. The flooding began in Austria and the Czech Republic, then spread to Poland, Romania and Slovakia, and then onwards to Germany and Hungary. As of 28 September 2024, 27 fatalities have been reported.
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On 20 October 2024, severe flooding in Licata due to the overflowing of the Salso river, people saved themselves by climbing onto the roofs. [84] On 22 October 2024, heavy rains and floods between Giarre and Mascali, in Sicily. [85] On 26 October 2024, in Liguria, the Bormida in Carcare and the Quiliano flooded.
The Copernicus Programme reported that 2024 continued 2023's series of record high global average sea surface temperatures. [12] 2024 Southeast Asia heat wave. For the first time, in each month in a 12-month period (through June 2024), Earth’s average temperature exceeded 1.50 °C (2.70 °F) above the pre-industrial baseline. [13]
The European Union's Copernicus and the World Meteorological Organization reported in April 2024 that Europe was Earth's most rapidly warming continent, with temperatures rising at a rate twice as high as the global average rate, and that Europe's 5-year average temperatures were 2.3 °C higher relative to pre-industrial temperatures compared to 1.3 °C for the rest of the world.
From wildfires and intense heat, to devastating hurricanes and tornadoes, weather dominated the news in 2024.And for every beautiful image of the aurora borealis or a stunning rainbow, more images ...
Disastrous floods have been reported throughout the history of Valencia, from the 14th century up to the contemporary period. [5] The 1957 Valencia flood was caused by a three-day cold drop (Spanish: gota fría) (which usually leads to heavy autumn rains in Spain and France); it overflowed the banks of the Túria river and devastated the city of Valencia.
Storm Quiteria was named by Free University of Berlin on 16 November 2024, and brought disruptive snowfall and wind to many parts of Europe. [85] Many weather warnings were put up for this system across Europe, including, yellow ice warnings for Ireland, [86] yellow snow and ice warnings for many parts of the United Kingdom including Northern ...