Climate change is leading to an increase in severe extreme weather events such as heat waves, floods and earthquakes.
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☀️ SEPTEMBER 2023 is the hottest month in history. Abnormal heat in Europe is caused by an African anticyclone. Many countries set new temperature records, including AUSTRIA, POLAND, FRANCE and SPAIN.
In ITALY, temperatures were 8-10 °C above average.
🌡️ In the AMAZON river the heat and drought are causing massive fish and dolphin mortality, with water temperatures rising to a record +39 °C.
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FLOODS
🌊 On October 4, 2023, devastating floods occurred in the state of Sikkim, INDIA. Heavy rains in the Himalayan Mountains and Glacial Lake region caused a dam to erode, destroying the largest hydropower facility in the country. As a result, the Tista River flooded the surrounding area, destroying 15 bridges and roads, cutting off locals and tourists. More than 50 people have died and more than a hundred are missing.
🌀 On October 2 and 3, widespread flooding also occurred in DOMINICA and GUADELOUPE due to Tropical Storm Philippe. More than 2,000 people were affected.
On October 3, severe storms damaged URUGUAY and southern BRAZIL with hail and lightning, damaging buildings and harming more than 200 families.
On October 4, Typhoon Koinu hit southern TAIWAN, destroying homes, injuring more than 300 people and claiming one life with wind gusts of up to 343 km/h.
Floods and landslides also hit western GEORGIA, central THAILAND, northern EGYPT, LEBAN, MALAYSIA and Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk in RUSSIA.
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EARTHQUAKES.
⚠️ On October 2 in ITALY a strong earthquake with magnitude 4 was registered in the region of Flegrean Fields, which was felt by residents of Naples. More than 1,100 earthquakes have occurred in the region in the past month. The Italian government is considering measures for the mass evacuation of Campi Flegrei residents.
🔴 On October 2 and 3, there were powerful earthquakes in INDIA and MID ASIA in the Pamir-Himalayan region, including NEPAL, where a magnitude 6.2 earthquake caused destruction and injuries.
🟠 On October 3, there was a magnitude 6.3 earthquake in the Pacific Ocean south of JAPAN. The next day, a magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck near the coast of Mindanao, PHILIPPINES.
On October 5, there was a magnitude 6.6 earthquake near the Izu Archipelago, JAPAN, with a possible tsunami alert.
On October 7, a powerful magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck PAPUA NEW GUINEA.
On October 7, MEXICO had a magnitude 6.3 (other reports say 5.9) earthquake in the southern state of Oaxaca.
🆘 On October 7, a powerful series of earthquakes occurred in northwestern AFGHANISTAN with the strongest tremor at magnitude 6.3. This led to the destruction of a large part of the city of Herat, more than 2,500 dead and nearly 50,000 residents trapped under the rubble.
Events in recent days indicate an unusually high activity of earthquakes of magnitude 6 or more, which was previously a rarity. A warning about this trend was given at the end of 2022 in the online forum "Global Crisis. Our Survival is in Unity".
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