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In 2023, several rounds of heavy rain saturated the ground, increasing the likelihood of flooding. Between January and April 2023, the Ministry of Emergency Management reported that weather-related disasters caused 60 fatalities, destroyed over 1,205 homes and damaged 5,000 acres of land across Rwanda. [ 3 ]
This is an article of notable issues relating to the terrestrial environment of Earth in 2023.They relate to environmental events such as natural disasters, environmental sciences such as ecology and geoscience with a known relevance to contemporary influence of humanity on Earth, environmental law, conservation, environmentalism with major worldwide impact and environmental issues.
2023 Hurricane: 7 (+3 indirect) $2.2-5 billion Hurricane Idalia: Florida: 2023 Wildfire: 110 ~$6 billion (as of August 12) 2023 Hawaii wildfires: Hawaii: 2023 Tornado outbreak: 33 $4.3 billion Tornado outbreak of March 31 – April 1, 2023: Southern United States, Midwestern United States: 2023 Tornado outbreak: 25 $1.9 billion Tornado outbreak ...
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Pedestrians and motorists risk their lives to transport passengers in a flooded road in Kigali on 28 January 2020. Frequent heavy rains causing damage and casualties between March and May are common in East Africa – in May 2020 around 80 people were killed by floods in Rwanda. Floods and droughts have increased in Rwanda over a 30-year period ...
“Weather-related natural disasters in 2023 and 2024 have crippled communities across the country. The weather events may have passed, but unthinkable wreckage remains. Entire communities must be ...
In December 2023, an atmospheric river caused flooding in the Pacific Northwest. [1] Rainfall and temperature records were set in the U.S. state of Washington. [2] Two deaths have been attributed to this flood. [3] One person died in Portland. [4]
Here are five cities or regions across the country that show signs of vulnerability under a rapidly warming planet – from coastal flooding in New York to saltwater intrusion in California’s ...