When Risks Become Reality: Extreme Weather in 2024 is our annual report, published this year for the first time.
When Risks Become Reality: Extreme Weather In 2024
Africa
10 years of rapidly disentangling drivers of extreme weather disasters
In the summer of 2003, a devastating heatwave killed more than 70,000 people across Europe.
Conflict, poverty and water management issues exposing vulnerable communities in Africa to extreme floods that are now common events because of climate change
The rainy season from July to September 2024 was marked by extremely heavy and sometimes unprecedented rainfall in large parts of the Sahel region, leading to catastrophic flooding in Sudan in August and in Nigeria, Niger, Chad and Cameroon in September. In total more than 2000 people lost their lives and millions were displaced.
Deadly Mediterranean heatwave would not have occurred without human induced climate change
Greece, Italy, Spain, Portugal, France and Morocco experienced extreme heat in July 2024, causing at least 23 fatalities, widespread wildfires and bringing public life to a hold.
Urban planning at the heart of increasingly severe East African flood impacts in a warming world
The 2024 long rains in East Africa were exceptionally heavy towards the end of March and throughout April into May, causing severe flooding in Kenya, Tanzania, Burundi and other parts of the region. Hundreds of people lost their lives in the floods and more than 700,000 were affected by the floods across all countries due … Continue reading “Urban planning at the heart of increasingly severe East African flood impacts in a warming world”