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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.
There were 28 climate and weather disasters that cost at least $1bn in 2023, NOAA reported on Tuesday (NOAA) US wildfires in 2023 were roughly on par with the 10-year average, NOAA said, with more ...
And two dozen billion-dollar extreme weather disasters have already occurred in the US in 2024, CNN previously reported, a number that is straining FEMA’s disaster relief funding.
Derna is prone to flooding, and its dam reservoirs have caused at least five deadly floods since 1942, the latest of which was in 2011, according to a research paper published by Libya’s Sebha ...
In a period of three days on September 1–3, 2023, flooding occurred as part of a seasonal monsoon season across portions of the Southwestern United States, including California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah and the Las Vegas Valley. Muddy terrain during the Burning Man festival stranded more than 70,000 people. [2]
(CNN International) Disasters and accidents. 2023 Hawaii wildfires. The death toll from the wildfires in Maui, Hawaii, United States, increases to 89, making it the deadliest wildfire in the state's history. (The Independent) 2023 Pacific typhoon season. Hurricane Dora, which partially caused the wildfires in Hawaii, becomes a Pacific typhoon.
Read the full story: Hurricane Milton damages more than property as some storm-rattled residents plan exit – Derek Gilliam and Brittany Misencik, Sarasota Herald-Tribune Dog left behind gets new ...
(AP via ABC News) Disasters and accidents. 2023 Karachi mall fire. Eleven people are killed and 35 others are injured by a fire at a shopping mall in Karachi, Pakistan. (AFP via The Guardian) Five climbers are killed and four others are injured by an avalanche in the Zagros Mountains in Lorestan, Iran.