The quake killed more than people. A series of intense eruptions from Mount Agung in Bali, Indonesia, forced thousands to evacuate and closed airports due to the volcanic ash. The last major eruption of Mount Agung was in The massive Thomas fire in Southern California now ranks as the state's largest-ever wildfire, scorching more than , acres, or square miles — nearly the size of New York City.
It broke out Dec. In this photo, firefighters attack the north flank with backfires near the resort town of Ojai on Dec. Skip Navigation. Hurricane Harvey is pictured off the coast of Texas, U. Here are images from some of those catastrophes. A man makes his way with a wooden boat through a flooded area in Liuzhou, Guangxi province, China, on July 2 Bystanders look on as floodwaters rage past a damaged building in an area of Freetown on August 14, , after landslides struck the capital of the west African state of Sierra Leone.
At least people were killed and more than 2, left homeless when heavy flooding hit Sierra Leone's capital of Freetown, leaving morgues overflowing and residents desperately searching for loved ones. And we need to start preparing now. Our mission has never been more vital than it is in this moment: to empower through understanding.
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Cookie banner We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. By choosing I Accept , you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies. Megadisasters devastated America in Reddit Pocket Flipboard Email. If that seems shocking, consider some of the record-breaking weather events that came our way: California was drenched in the wettest winter on record, ending years of drought.
The Tubbs Fire in Northern California killed 22 people and damaged more than 5, structures. Hurricane Harvey broke a rainfall record for a single tropical storm with more than 4 feet of rain. Puerto Rico is still mired in the longest blackout in US history after Hurricane Maria struck three months ago. More than 1, are estimated to have died in the storm and its aftermath.
San Francisco reported its highest temperature ever, degrees Fahrenheit, while other parts of the country set records for high-temperature streaks. For states like Arizona and South Carolina, was the warmest year ever. Requests for federal disaster aid jumped tenfold compared to , with 4. What taught us about climate and extreme weather Climate scientists have been warning about extreme weather, that it would become more frequent and intense in new ways.
Floods and rain The year started off with torrential rainfall in California, marking the wettest winter in a century. The three biggest hurricanes of making landfall in the US. Hurricane Harvey dumped somewhere between 24 and 34 trillion gallons on Texas and Louisiana.
A map of how much higher temperatures were this year relative to the average between and A Los Angeles County firefighter monitors approaching flames on October 9. Fire suppression costs are on the rise. Why these disasters cost billions Irma Maldanado stands with Sussury, her parrot, and her dog in what is left of her home in Corozal, Puerto Rico, on September The disasters will have long-lasting health effects The disasters of took hundreds of lives.
But now the climate is changing. The International Space Station orbited over Hurricane Harvey and photographed the storm bearing down on the Texas coast. Delivered Fridays. Thanks for signing up! He said studies have found that choosing not to act on climate change is becoming more expensive than introducing policies or changes to fight it. It was one of the largest tornado outbreaks for any winter month, outpacing a previous record set in the s.
Damage to the Oroville Dam spillway forced , residents downstream to evacuate. And overflow from the Coyote Creek forced the evacuation of 14, residents from San Jose. Missouri, Arkansas and southern Illinois saw the worst damage, including from burst levees and flooded towns. Nearly one million people lost power in Michigan because of the accompanying high winds. In addition to the increased wildfire risk, losses of cattle and agriculture spurred states to declare certain counties disaster areas.
The combined destruction of all the California fires represents the most costly fire event on record and the most deadly since the s. Paul Steblein, wildland fire science coordinator for the U.
Geological Survey, says these fires have also created challenges for future recovery. The deadliest earthquake of the year struck Iran in November, wrecking buildings and homes, killing more than people, and leaving thousands more injured. For the first time in more than a century, 10 full-fledged hurricanes that went on to make landfall formed in the Atlantic.
Puerto Rico may have been the worst affected by the hurricanes, which caused the majority of the island to lose electricity and access to food and water. Global Citizen campaigns on the Global Goals, which call for robust relief efforts after natural disasters. You can take action on this issue here. School students stand on a truck as their transport to go to school with the Mount Agung volcano spews smoke and ash in Karangasem, Bali, Indonesia, Nov.
At the end of November, the Mount Agung volcano erupted in Bali , Indonesia, sending enormous plumes of ash into the air, and forcing an evacuation of more than , people.
At the end of May, the heaviest rains since engorged rivers throughout Sri Lanka, causing them to flood towns and cities and triggering landslides that killed more than 91 people. A man looks at a mud covered area in Mocoa, Colombia, April 2, Surging rivers sent an avalanche of floodwaters, mud and debris through a city, killing at least people and leaving many more injured and homeless.
Devastating landslides also struck Peru and Colombia because of heavier than normal rains in April.
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