Extreme rainfall

Reducing vulnerability and improved land management needed with increasing heavy rainfall in Mindanao Island, southern Philippines

From the 28th of January, the Mindanao Island which is among the most populous regions in the Philippines was hit by heavy rainfall caused by a trough of a low pressure area associated with the Northeast Monsoon causing widespread flooding in various regions along with other-related impacts including, landslides, damage to infrastructure and agricultural land and power outages, before finally dissipating on the 3rd of February.

Climate change made the extreme rainfall associated with flooding in Midleton, Ireland more likely and more intense

An aerial image of flooding in Midleton Ireland showing brown floodwaters, underwater cars and homes

In October 2023, County Cork was struck by two days of extreme rainfall from Storm Babet that fell on already saturated soils. Swollen rivers led to severe flooding in Midleton.

Climate change increased heavy precipitation associated with impactful Storm Bettina over Black Sea

In late November, countries bordering the Black Sea including Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova, Ukraine, Türkiye and Russia, witnessed exceptionally high rainfall and snowfall, and hurricane-force winds due to Storm Bettina.

Compounding natural hazards and high vulnerability led to severe impacts from Horn of Africa flooding exacerbated by climate change and Indian Ocean Dipole

A man sits on top of a pile of sandbags in Somalia with a river behind. Very heavy rainfall is on the way.

After years of drought the short rainy season (October to December, OND) in the Horn of Africa brought exceptionally heavy rains, particularly in November, leading to severe flooding in the South of Ethiopia, Eastern Kenya and many regions in southern and central Somalia.

Interplay of climate change-exacerbated rainfall, exposure and vulnerability led to widespread impacts in the Mediterranean region

A pile of destroyed cars covered in mud from floodwaters sits on the side of the road in Libya.

During the first two weeks of September 2023 torrential rain fell in several countries across the Mediterranean, caused by low-pressure systems forming around a blocking high centred over the Netherlands.

Reducing vulnerability and improved land management needed with increasing heavy rainfall in Mindanao Island, southern Philippines

Climate change made the extreme rainfall associated with flooding in Midleton, Ireland more likely and more intense

Climate change increased heavy precipitation associated with impactful Storm Bettina over Black Sea

Compounding natural hazards and high vulnerability led to severe impacts from Horn of Africa flooding exacerbated by climate change and Indian Ocean Dipole

Interplay of climate change-exacerbated rainfall, exposure and vulnerability led to widespread impacts in the Mediterranean region

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