The year 2024 was marked by a large number of disasters, with one peculiarity: most of them related to water.
High levels of moisture in the atmosphere, associated with a warming world, actually lead to torrential or torrential rains in all four corners of the globe.
Hurricane Helene in the United States
Hurricane Helene struck the US coast between September 24 and 27 with sustained winds of over 200 km/h. Although the devastating winds primarily affected Florida, it was the record rainfall that caused the most deaths, particularly in North Carolina and Georgia. At least 234 people died.
Cyclone Chido in Mayotte
The year 2024 ends with a new large-scale tragedy linked to a storm phenomenon. Cyclone Chido devastated Muit on 14 December with sustained winds of over 200 km/h. To date, the exact number of victims is unknown.
Cyclone Yagi in Asia
Typhoon Yagi hit the Philippines and China on August 31 before moving towards Vietnam. Yagi wreaked havoc in northern Vietnam with 203 km/h winds and torrential rains that triggered landslides. At least 844 people have been killed.
Floods in Spain
area of ValenceValence On October 29, the historic flood caused havoc. Under the thunderthunder A lot of rain, a year’s worth of rain fell in one day. About 231 people lost their lives, half of them elderly people who did not have time to escape. vitessevitesse of rising water.
Thousands of floods and landslides
The year 2024 was marked as unnumbered. FloodFlood and landslides around the world.
Among the most serious, floods in Afghanistan and Pakistan from March 6 to September 4 (more than 1,000 deaths) and landslides in Papua New Guinea on May 24 (several thousand deaths).
