🔻 Storm "Edgar" in Russia
On June 20, a powerful storm "Edgar" hit the capital of Russia, causing mega-floods and destructive winds of up to 25 m/s. Within minutes, Moscow descended into chaos. Meteorologists have already called June 2024 the rainiest in the history of weather observations. But the most damage was caused by hurricane-force winds. People clung to lampposts and crawled on all fours to avoid being blown away. For the second time this month, tornadoes formed an entirely atypical phenomenon for the region.
In Moscow and the Moscow region, over 1800 trees were toppled. Torn-off roofs, twisted fences, damaged cars, and shattered windows in houses were the aftermath of the storm "Edgar." As a result of the storm, two people died and at least 37 were injured.
🔻 Deadly Storms in the USA
Several days of relentless rain led to historic deadly floods in the Midwest USA. Floods in Iowa surpassed the levels of the record event of 1993. A state of emergency was declared. The floods damaged over 1900 properties, with hundreds completely destroyed. In Rock Valley, torrential rain caused a levee to breach along the Rock River, prompting the urgent evacuation of residents. City authorities even activated tornado sirens to alert citizens to the dangerous situation.
🔻 Massive Floods in China
Deadly floods have swept southern and central China. In Guangdong Province, at least 47 people perished due to the rampage of nature. Meizhou, a city with a population of about 3.8 million, suffered last week from torrential rains occurring once a century. Continuous rains from June 23 to 24 caused flooding on 33 rivers, exceeding warning levels. In Jiangxi Province, as of June 24, 85,000 people were affected by floods and landslides, with 1397 people evacuated. 135,000 acres of crops were destroyed. Anhui Province saw 511,000 people affected by the natural disaster, with a total of 64,000 people relocated. The area of damaged crops reached 30,500 hectares. On the same day, Changsha in Hunan Province experienced heavy rain. Within an hour, Changsha received 65.1 mm of rain, breaking the hourly precipitation record for June.
🔻 Anomalous Fires in Turkey
Against the backdrop of strong winds and scorching summer temperatures, large forest fires broke out in several provinces of Turkey. In the southeastern regions of the country, in Diyarbakir and Mardin provinces, fires started from stubble burning and quickly spread due to the wind across several villages. The fires claimed the lives of 15 people and injured 78. According to the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, nearly 15,000 hectares of agricultural land were burned. Many animals perished in the forest fires. High temperatures increase the number of natural fires, which, in just 3 weeks from June 1 to 21, this year recorded 399 fires. This is almost five times more than last year when 84 forest fires occurred during the same period.
Catastrophic natural events are becoming more frequent and destructive worldwide. The international forum "Global Crisis. The Responsibility" presented information on the progression of catastrophes worldwide, as well as their causes and consequences, which clearly indicates an approaching crisis.
If the majority of the planet's residents understand the content of this report at the forum, solving climate problems will become the main task for all humanity. It will probably also stop all conflicts and wars, as saving the planet will become a priority. Instead of confronting dominance in the world, it will be wiser to seek common interests and save our common home together. It is much wiser to find common interests and save our common home together. Then people will understand that unity is more advantageous, safer, and more exciting than enmity and mutual destruction.