Problem
Sometimes the weather is extreme causing destruction and death. Too much rain can cause flooding. Too much hot weather for long periods of time without any rain can cause drought. Huge storms with strong winds, such as hurricanes and tornadoes, can do a great amount of damage to buildings and crops. Large snowfalls can set off avalanches, or be whipped up by high winds into violent blizzards. Below are the actual incidents caused by extreme weather.
Australian Wildfire
The start of 2020 found Australia in the midst of its worst-ever bushfire season – following on from its hottest year on record which had left soil and fuels exceptionally dry. The fires have burned through more than 10 million hectares, killed at least 28 people, razed entire communities to the ground, taken the homes of thousands of families, and left millions of people affected by a hazardous smoke haze. More than a billion native animals have been killed, and some species and ecosystems may never recover. (Photo: Oxfam)
Dry Corridor in Central America
An El Niño period, supercharged by the climate crisis, has taken Central America’s Dry Corridor into its 6th year of drought. Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Nicaragua are seeing their typical three-month dry seasons extended to six months or more. Most crops have failed, leaving 3.5 million people, many of whom rely on farming for both food and livelihood, in need of humanitarian assistance, and 2.5 million people food insecure. (Photo: Pablo Tosco/Oxfam)
South Asia Floods
Over the last year deadly floods and landslides have forced 12 million people from their homes in India, Nepal and Bangladesh. Just 2 years ago exceptionally heavy monsoon rains and intense flooding destroyed, killed, and devastated lives in the same countries. In some places the flooding was the worst for nearly 30 years, a third of Bangladesh was underwater. While some flooding is expected during monsoon season, scientists say the region’s monsoon rains are being intensified by rising sea surface temperatures in South Asia.
Damage From Extreme Weather Catastrophe
Developing countries suffered huge casualties, especially in the late 1900s, Since it was difficult to prevent human casualties, so about 300,000 people died.
The economic damage caused by the disaster is also huge, with the United States costing 220 billion dollars in 2017 due to typhoons.
In order to prevent such damage, it is necessary to analyze the cause.
