2024 – Page 3 – World Weather Attribution

Climate change key driver of extreme drought in water scarce Sicily and Sardinia

Sicily and Sardinia, the two largest Italian islands, important centres of agriculture and tourism have suffered from exceptionally low rainfall and very high temperatures over the last 12 months, culminating in extreme drought conditions from May 2024 onwards

Climate change increased Typhoon Gaemi’s wind speeds and rainfall, with devastating impacts across the western Pacific region

A satellite image of typhoon Gaemi, pictured as a swirling mass of cloud close to the island of Taiwan

Typhoon Gaemi (known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Carina) strengthened into a tropical storm on July 20th while tracking northwest towards the Philippines.

Landslide triggering rainfall made more intense by human-induced climate change, devastating highly vulnerable communities in northern Kerala

Members of the White Guard Volunteers caerry out a rescue operation in Chooralmala in Wayanad district of Kerala.

Massive landslides killed hundreds of people in northern Kerala, India following an extreme monsoon downpour on July 30.

Hot, dry and windy conditions that drove devastating Pantanal wildfires 40% more intense due to climate change

So far this year, wildfires are believed to have burned more than 1.3 million hectares of the Pantanal, the world’s largest tropical wetland and a hotspot of biodiversity.

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

Mens beach volleyball at the Olympics. A player in red leaps into the air preparing to hit the ball. Another player in yellow on the other side of the year jumps with his hands in the air to block the oncoming shot. Photographers and a crowd on a stand are in the background.

Greece, Italy, Spain, Portugal, France and Morocco experienced extreme heat in July 2024, causing at least 23 fatalities, widespread wildfires and bringing public life to a hold.