Natural Disasters Africa-wide 2024: Climate change: Alarming Africa-wide report predicts 30% drop in crop revenue, 50 million without water by Philip Kofi Adom, The Conversation FEBRUARY 29, 2024 African countries will suffer significant economic loss after 2050 if global warming is not limited to below 2°C, a new study by the […]
Natural Disasters 2024: ‘Worst Drought In Sicily’s Modern History’: State Of Emergency Declared As Drought Reaches Crisis Levels. Severe lack of rain and poor maintenance of irrigation facilities have led to water rationing affecting more than 800,000 citizens. Sicily has declared a state of emergency as the region […]
Natural Disasters 2024: Zambia declares national disaster after drought devastates agriculture. Zambia’s President Hichilema says almost half of the nation’s planted area has been ‘destroyed’. The southern African country has gone without rain for five (5) weeks at a time when farmers need it the most Al Jazeera […]
Major Natural Disasters Mexico City 2024: Mexico City Will Run Out Of Drinking Water Story by Douglas McIntyre CLIMATE CHRISIS 247 According to CNN, “one of the world’s biggest cities may be just months away from running out of water.” That city is Mexico City, home to a […]
Major Natural Disasters United States 2024: The Record-Breaking Natural Disasters That We Are Witnessing In Texas And California Right Now Are Truly Historic MICHAEL SNYDER FEB 29, 2024 If you think that what we are witnessing is “normal”, I honestly don’t know what to say. Over the past […]
Major Natural Disasters United States 2024: Does the U.S. need a ‘Category 6’ hurricane rating? AccuWeather hurricane experts warn of a ‘super-charged hurricane season” AccuWeather Chief Meteorologist Jon Porter warns of the potential for an unusually active 2024 Atlantic hurricane season. Do we need a ‘Category 6’ hurricane […]
Major Natural Disasters United States 2024: Winter was the warmest on record in the contiguous U.S. since the late 19th century, and was particularly warm from parts of the upper Midwest into the Northeast. Story by Jonathan Erdman The Weather Channel Meteorologists group seasons into tidy three-month buckets that more […]
Major Natural Disasters California 2024: Blockbuster blizzard is slamming California with 12 feet of snow possible, 100-mph wind gusts By Mary Gilbert and Elliana Hebert, CNN Updated 3:48 PM EST, Fri March 1, 2024 A dangerous winter storm has arrived in California and will unload feet of snow, powerful winds […]
Major Natural Disasters Tornadoes United States 2024: Prior to 2024, the state of Wisconsin had never seen a tornado in the month of February. NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan issued 5 Tornado Warnings during this event. On the evening of February 8th, 2024, a rare, impressive setup for severe weather came together […]
Major Natural Disasters Central United States 2024: Wildfire warning spreads across US after dangerous conditions threaten new states Story by Rebecca Robinson DailyExpressUS Meteorologists have warned of heightened wildfire risks across the central US and the nation braces for an unprecedented surge in temperatures. After a brief period of wintry […]
