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A Global Crisis

The world is experiencing unprecedented heatwaves. Multiple regions are grappling with record-breaking temperatures, leading to severe impacts on human health, ecosystems, and economies.The world is suffered by unprecedented rains, too. Flash floods, landslides, cloud bursts  with inundated cities, diseases, scarcity of clean water to drink, and malnutrition are associated with it.
🔻Links below ⬇️

Landslide in Kerala, India

https://frontline.thehindu.com/news/kerala-wayanad-landslides-death-rescue-efforts-rains-floods/article68465507.ece

CHINA

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/7/30/dozens-dead-as-tail-end-of-typhoon-gaemi-lashes-china

SOUTH ASIA

https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/over-6-million-children-risk-deadly-floods-lash-across-south-asia

Storms in France, Switzerland, and Italy. Link below 🔻

https://p.dw.com/p/4hiAD

FLOODS AND HEATWAVES THROUGH EUROPE . Link ⬇️

https://www.itv.com/news/2024-06-13/floods-and-heatwaves-tear-through-europe-as-popular-holiday-destinations-hit

https://bbc.com/news/science-environment-58309900

* Record-breaking temperatures: Numerous countries have reported all-time high temperatures, with July 2023 being declared the hottest month on record. Link below 🔻

NASA Clocks July 2023 as Hottest Month on Record Ever Since 1880

* Heatwaves and wildfires: Extreme heat has fueled devastating wildfires in countries like Canada. Link ⬇️

Canada wildfires 2024: Smoke from intense wildfires across Alberta, B.C. is drifting as far south as Colorado, NASA satellite imagery shows https://ca.news.yahoo.com/live/canada-wildfires-2024-smoke-from-intense-wildfires-across-alberta-bc-is-drifting-as-far-south-as-colorado-nasa-satellite-imagery-shows-170341025.html

Greece. Link ⬇️

https://www.euronews.com/embed/2597026

and Algeria.(Major incidents in 2023)

* Health risks: Heatstroke, dehydration, and respiratory problems are on the rise due to the intense heat. Link below 🔻

The Health Effects Of Global Warming: Developing Countries Are The Most Vulnerable United Nations https://www.un.org/en/chronicle/article/health-effects-global-warming-developing-countries-are-most-vulnerable

* Economic impacts: Agriculture, tourism, and energy sectors are facing challenges due to the extreme weather. Link below 🔻

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/17/business/climate-change-disasters-economic-cost/index.html

* Climate change as a primary driver: Scientists attribute these extreme events to the ongoing climate crisis.
Affected Regions:

* North America: Canada, the United States, and Mexico have experienced severe heatwaves and wildfires. Link below 🔻

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/over-130-million-americans-under-alert-as-extremely-dangerous-heat-wave-hits-fourth-of-july

* Europe: Countries like Greece, Italy, and Spain have faced record-breaking temperatures and wildfires. Link ⬇️

Deadly Mediterranean heatwave would not have occurred without human induced climate change

* Asia: India, Pakistan, and China have endured heatwaves, leading to power outages and heat-related illnesses. Link ⬇️

https://www.worldweatherattribution.org/climate-change-made-the-deadly-heatwaves-that-hit-millions-of-highly-vulnerable-people-across-asia-more-frequent-and-extreme/

* Africa: North African countries have also experienced soaring temperatures. Link below 🔻

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-68835575

Global Response:
UN Secretary-General’s warning: António Guterres declared that the “era of global warming has ended, and the era of global boiling has begun.”
Climate action

Urgency: The need for immediate and drastic measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is becoming increasingly evident.