2023 was a disastrous year, and I don’t mean politically as MAGA would have you believe. Nope, Mother Nature hammered us to the tune of $92.9 billion in damages from winter and summer storms, wildfires, hurricanes, freezes, flooding and drought. The number of billion-dollar-a-year events have been rising, according to a report from the National […]
National weather analysts released their 2023 “billion-dollar disasters list” on Jan. 9, just as 2024 was getting off to a ferocious start. A blizzard was sweeping across across the Plains and Midwest, and the South and East faced flood risks from extreme downpours. The U.S. set an unwelcome record for weather and climate disasters in […]
The United Nations has issued a sombre global economic forecast for 2024, pointing to challenges from escalating conflicts, sluggish global trade, persistently high interest rates and increasing climate disasters. In its flagship economic report, the UN projected that global economic growth would slow to 2.4% this year from an estimated 2.7% in 2023, which exceeds […]
Dec. 28—If you’re looking for a New Year’s resolution that won’t fade away within the first few weeks of 2024, the Red Cross has a suggestion for you. Resolve to become a Red Cross volunteer. “We’re seeing both the frequency and intensity of disasters increase due to the climate crisis,” Jorge Martinez, president and CEO […]
Artificial intelligence (AI) seems to be everywhere – on the street, in the classroom, and even on the battlefield. Some coastal cities are using it to keep their citizens safe ahead of disasters. From Florida’s coastline to Georgia and the Carolinas, the southeast is no stranger to severe weather, including hurricanes. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News […]
In 2023, the U.S. experienced a record 25 billion-dollar weather and climate disasters — three more than the previous record, set in 2020. As greenhouse gases continue to accumulate in the atmosphere, extreme events — hurricanes, severe storms, heavy rainfall, flooding, wildfires, extreme heat, and drought — are becoming ever more frequent, intense, and dangerous. […]
The year 2023 was marked by extraordinary heat, wildfires and weather disasters. In the U.S., an unprecedented heat wave gripped much of Texas and the Southwest with highs well over 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37.8 Celsius) for the entire month of July. Historic rainfall in April flooded Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with 25 inches of rain in […]