Extreme Climate And Weather Events
Autumn 2023
September 2023
September 5 2023: As haze lingers, Edmonton and Calgary break records for summer smoke (Radio Canada News)
September 6 2023 International report confirms record-high greenhouse gases, global sea levels in 2022 (National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration)
September 7 2023: Summer's not over, but it's already the hottest on record (CBC)
September 8 2023: Hong Kong and southern China battle widespread flooding from record rains (BBC)
September 11, 2023: More than 2,000 people feared dead in Libya after ‘catastrophic and unprecedented’ flooding (CNN)
September 13 2023: The sea is constantly dumping bodies': Libya floods kill more than 5,000 (BBC Live)
September 15 2023: Flooding death toll soars to 11,300 in Libya’s coastal city of Derna (Aljazeera)
September 17 2023: Sea-ice levels in Antarctica at a 'mind-blowing' historic low (Business Insider)
September 20 2023: Argentina Economy Shrank Most Since Pandemic Amid Record Drought (BNN Bloomberg)
September 23 2023: Yellowknife awakens to grossest morning in city history (Cabin Radio)
September 27 2023: Extreme heat scorches large parts of South America as winter ends (CNN)
September 30: New York stunned and swamped by record-breaking rainfall as more downpours are expected (The Independent)
October 2023
October 2023
October 4 2023: September shattered global heat record — and by a record margin (The Washington Post)
October 31 2023: Hurricane Otis leaves nearly 100 people dead or missing in Mexico, local government says (CBS News)
November 2023
November 5 2023: Storm Ciarán brings record rainfall to Italy. European death toll rises to 14 (ABC News)
November 6 2023: 30 people dead in Kenya and Somalia as heavy rains and flash floods displace thousands (CityNews)
November 9 2023: 'No One Is Safe From Climate Change' After Hottest 12 Months Ever Recorded (Financial Post)
November 12 2023: Somalia: Dozens killed, half a million displaced by floods (DW News)
November 12 2023: Greenland Glaciers Melt Five Times Faster Than 20 Years Ago (The Weather Network)
November 14 2023: Fires in Brazil's Pantanal wetland surge to November record on lack of rain (Reuters)
November 15 2023: Brazil: Health warnings as country gripped by ‘unbearable’ heatwave (BBC News)
November 16 2023: How big are the fires burning in Australia’s north? Interactive map shows they’ve burned an area larger than Spain (The Guardian)
November 19 2023: Fan dies at Taylor Swift concert amid record temperatures in Brazil (Washington Post)
November 20 2023: At least 21 people have died in the Dominican Republic and most provinces are on alert as a powerful tropical system batters Hispaniola. (The Weather Network)
November 29 2023: Barcelona may need water shipped in during worst drought on record in Catalonia, authorities say (PBS NewsHour)
December 2023
December 18 2023: Queensland floods: Airport submerged and crocodiles seen after record rain (BBC)
December 20 2023: Record temperatures and heatwaves bring unprecedented drought to the Amazon basin (EU Science Hub)