identifies 15 of the most destructive climate disasters of the year.
Six of the 10 most costly events took place in Asia, and five of them were associated with an unusually rainy monsoon. Hurricane Eta, which was one of nine storms named from Greek alphabet after other names were exhausted, killed 153 people in Central America, most of them in Honduras and Guatemala.Firemen rescue local residents after the overflowing of the Ulua River due to Hurricane Eta November 5, 2020. Picture: Orlando Sierra/AFPIn the US, hurricanes Laura and Sally caused the most damage.
Dozens of wildfires across California, Colorado, Arizona, Washington and Oregon burned more than eight million acres of land. In Death Valley, a temperature of 54.4C was recorded – provisionally the hottest temperature ever on record.A firefighter douses flames as they push towards homes in California on September 7. The fire was triggered by a firework at a gender reveal party. Picture: Josh Edelson/AFPWith sustained wind speeds of 270km/h, Cyclone Amphan was one of the strongest storms on record in the Bay of Bengal, India, and also the most costly this year.
Global sea levels have already increased about 23cm and this has dramatically increased the distance that storm surges can reach. This is the second consecutive year where India experienced abnormally high rainfalls during the monsoon season.Estimated cost: $US10 billion
What a load of crap... Of course weather disasters will cost more, there is more built up areas and the costs of living is more. Climate related deaths are well down... All the data shows this.
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