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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.
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List of tornadoes in the tornado outbreak of March 31 – April 1, 2023; List of United States tornadoes from April to May 2023; List of United States tornadoes from January to February 2023; List of United States tornadoes from July to August 2023; List of United States tornadoes in March 2023; List of United States tornadoes from September to ...
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 ...
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]
In July 2023, Afghanistan experienced severe flooding resulting from heavy seasonal rainfall, leading to the loss of lives and dozens of missing persons over a three-day period. The flash floods were triggered by intense rains affecting seven provinces in the country, causing significant damage to residential houses and hundreds of acres of ...
Torrential rainfall flooded the Burning Man festival, which was closed throughout the remainder of the scheduled event afterwards as thunderstorms also flooded the Black Rock Desert. [17] Diplo and Chris Rock , who attended the festival, fled 5–6 miles (8.0–9.7 km) from the festival site through mud caused by the floods.
Prior to July 2023, multiple extreme rainfall events occurred in Chicago or the nearby suburbs of central Cook County at a frequency of about one to two times per decade. Notable events include flood-producing rainfall in October 1954 , July 1957, June 1967, June 1976, August 1987, July 1996, August 2001, September 2008 , July 2010, July 2011 ...