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The Hurricane Season for 2024 has officially ended on November 30. As the hurricane season neared its finale, hurricanes Francine, Helene, and Milton left a trail of devastation across the United States, causing significant economic and human losses. This raises the pressing question: why have such powerful hurricanes occurred with such frequency? One prevailing theory…

It has been a week since the floods in eastern Spain that have killed more than 200 people. Many areas in the disaster-stricken region remain flooded, and search efforts for missing persons are proving challenging. In eastern Spain, particularly in Valencia, record-breaking rainfall on October 29 and 30 led to severe flooding. According to local…

According to the graph, the peak of hurricane and tropical storm activity in the Pacific occurs between August and October, with mid-September being the height of the season. This period is the peak of hurricane season. Hurricanes and tropical storms are observed from May through December, with the primary season running from June to November.…

Nowadays, all kinds of extreme weather events, such as droughts, floods, and wildfires, can be linked to climate change. Hurricanes are no exception. Scientists have found that rising temperatures are causing more powerful and more unpredictable storms. This is a worrying situation because hurricanes are already one of the world’s most deadly and destructive extreme…

As stated in the last blog, this blog covers the similarities between Hurricanes Helene and Milton. They share several similarities, particularly in their intensity and rapid development. Hurricane Helene and Milton experienced periods of rapid intensification(a process where a storm’s wind speeds increase significantly over a short period). Milton rapidly intensified to a Category 5…

Hurricane Milton, which rapidly intensified into a Category 5 storm, has become one of the most powerful hurricanes of the 2024 Atlantic season. After reaching peak winds of 180 mph, it made landfall in Florida on October 9, as a Category 3 storm near Siesta Key, south of Tampa. The storm caused widespread destruction, with…

Overview: September 24, 2024, Tuesday – September 29, 2024, Sunday The most powerful hurricane hit the Big Bend region of Florida. It was the deadliest hurricane in the United States since 2017. It gradually developed from a disturbance in the western Caribbean Sea in mid-September. The National Hurricane Center named it Helene. Favorable conditions allowed…

A storm with strong winds has hit Pawnee, Oklahoma. There have been many reports of trees and power lines being knocked down and even a camper overturned. The situation remains dangerous. Unfortunately, one person died as a result of this storm inside the RV, which flipped by a strong wind. Power outages and road closures…

Recently, Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano began erupting on September 15th, 2024. The eruption is located in the area around the Napau Crater, which is in the central-eastern rift zone of Kilauea. This area has resumed volcanic activity for the first time in 30 years, and lava has spewed out to a height of about 30 feet.…

In Vietnam, the death toll from flash floods and landslides in the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi has risen to 199, with 128 people missing. The number of affected people is estimated at 1.6 million. There are secondary disasters from typhoon such as flooding and landslides as power and communication outages and water supply disruptions continue.…