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Libya 2023 key info
½ a years rainfall fell in 24 hours
Libya physical causes
Medicane weather event
Storm daniel
Wadi derna river valley easily flooded
Libya human contribution
Dam was not maintained by governments
2 dams constructed by clay in 1970’s
Lack of proper preparation and warnings would have eliminated deaths
Government restricted reporters and aid groups
Libya Impacts
20,000 deaths
Hospitals flooded
Roads were destroyed so aid was difficult to access
Hurricane Helene background info
Worst flood in a century
Wind speeds 140mph
Hurricane Helene physical causes
Category 4 hurricane
Extreme rainfall
Mountainous region receives heavier rain
Hurricane Helene human contribution
Human induced climate change
Hurricane Helene impacts
115 deaths
Lack of cell phone service
Large amount of debris made the area inaccessible
Valencia background info
Worst weather event in 5 decades
A years worth of rainfall in hours
Valencia physical causes
Intense rainfall, high altitude, low pressure weather systems
Flash flooding
Valencia human contribution
Local government did nothing to help despite knowing about the potential floods
Valencia impacts
205 deaths
No power or internet
No running water
Lack of deliveries
Pakistan 2022 floods background info
Worst flood since 1929
Sutlej river expanded by 4km
Pakistan 2022 physical causes
Monsoon season
Saturation of drainage basins
High rainfall
Pakistan floods human causes
Human caused climate change Pakistan is among the 10 most vulnerable countries to climate change
Pakistan floods impacts
33 million people were impacted
Waterborne diseases formed
High amount of homelessness
Panamanian canal background info
Worst drought in over 70 years
Dricest october since records began in 1950
Panama Canal physical causes
El nino
Water levels in Gatun lake have continued to decline
Panama Canal human contribution
Potential for human caused climate change but too soon to predict
Panama Canal drought impacts
Long delays, reduction in the amount of ships able to pass through per day, higher shipping rates
Higher gas prices
Amazon rainforest drought background info
Worst drought in at least half a century
Known as ‘lungs of the planet and plays a key role in removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere
Amazon rain forest drought physical causes
El nino
Less rainfall than normal, hotter temperatures and more evaporation from plants
Amazon rainforest drought human contribution
Human caused climate change - burning coal, oil and gas will increase amazon droughts to every 13 years
Amazon rainforest droughts impacts
Increased droughts,
Increased rate of global warming
Increased chance of fires
South Africa (2013-2017) background info
3 year drought
Worst in history
South Africa (2013-2017) physical causes
El nino
Smaller average rainfall of 500mm making it more vulnerable
SA 2013-2017 human causes
High water consumption due to demographic change
human caused climate change
SA 2013-2017 impacts
Agricultural (4% of gdp) and grazing land and wine estates all suffered from a lack of rain |
Sahel droughts background info
Normally only rains 2/12 months of the year
Sahel droughts physical causes
Climate change
Only 250-400mm of water every year
Sahel droughts human contribution
Deforestation, poor land management, over using natural resources
Sahel droughts impacts
Crops fail and livestock die
Clean water becomes contaminated, disease spreads
Vegetation dies
Horn of Africa 2020 droughts background info
Every year for the last four years
43,000 deaths in somalia 2023
Worst drought in 40 years
State conflict and unstable governments causes conflicts
Horn of Africa droughts physical causes
low rainfall, high evapotranspiration
5 continual seasons of no rainfall
Horn of Africa droughts human contribution
Human induced climate change made it 100x more likely and would not have happened without human action.
Horn of Africa droughts impacts
Famine
Deaths
20 million people were affected
180,000 people have become climate refugees.
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