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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 534

Natural disasters

The Altadena Community Church is left damaged by the Eaton Fire, January 12, 2025, in Altadena, California. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
January 13, 2025, 12:31 am
LA fires rage on as meteorologists warn of dangerous weather in coming days
Death toll rises to 16, with another 16 people missing; reinforcements continue to arrive to battle fires, given warnings of ‘critical’ conditions
By Christopher Weber and HOLLY RAMER
Houses fallen by an earthquake are seen in Kanazawa, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan, January 2, 2024. (Kyodo News via AP)
January 2, 2024, 8:49 am
Earthquakes leave at least 48 dead, destroy buildings along Japan’s western coast
Major tremors still to come, says meteorological agency, after magnitude 7.6 quake rocked Ishikawa; Fukushima-type disaster averted despite initial warning of tsunami
By Hiro Komae and YURI KAGEYAMA
A man sits amidst the wreckage that was caused by earthquake, in the town of Imi N'tala, outside Marrakech, Morocco, September 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)
September 14, 2023, 2:57 pm
Displaced by earthquake, Moroccan families brace for nights with no shelter
Devastation has affected 300,000 Moroccans, including 100,000 children; villagers determined to stay and rebuild
By SAM METZ and MOHAMED BOUKDIRE
This handout image courtesy of the US Army shows combined Joint Task Force 50 (CJTF-50) search, rescue and recovery elements conducting search operations of areas damaged by wildfires in Lahaina Town destroyed in the Maui wildfires in Lahaina, Maui, August 15, 2023. (Photo by Staff Sergeant Matthew A. Foster / DVIDS / AFP)
August 17, 2023, 3:47 am
Biden to visit Hawaii as wildfire death toll hits 110 and is expected to keep rising
First victims of tragedy publicly identified; forensic experts, some of whom worked in 9/11, fly to Maui to help identify remains, but some are charred beyond recognition
By Patrick Fallon
Destroyed homes and cars are shown, Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
August 15, 2023, 8:46 am
Death toll in Hawaii fires rises to 99, and likely to increase, say officials
Historic town of Lahaine almost entirely destroyed by fires that originated in Maui; only about 25% of area covered so far by cadaver dogs and searchers
By CLAIRE RUSH, JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER and Christopher Weber
File: Sukarman walks on a flooded pathway outside his house in Timbulsloko, Central Java, Indonesia, July 30, 2022. (AP/Dita Alangkara)
March 1, 2023, 1:43 pm
World not adequately prepared for increasing disasters, UN report says
‘Highly unlikely’ global community will meet 2030 goal to reduce casualties, damage, says International Science Council; floods and storms, exacerbated by climate change, top list
By AFP
This photo provided by the fire brigade of the Gironde region (SDIS 33) shows a wildfire near Landiras, southwestern France, July 14, 2022 (SDIS 33 via AP)
December 7, 2022, 2:29 pm
Year of climate woes ‘just the beginning’ amid failure to cut emissions, experts say
Despite some legislative progress and international aid deal for poorer countries, goal of staying below 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming since pre-industrial era is in peril
By Julien MIVIELLE and Kelly MacNamara
Homes are flooded by Lost Creek, Kentucky, July 28, 2022. (Ryan C. Hermens/Lexington Herald-Leader via AP)
August 2, 2022, 5:19 pm
Natural disasters caused global $72 billion loss in first half of 2022 — reinsurer
Figure lower than $91 billion estimate for first six months of 2021, close to 10-year average of $74 billion; weather-induced catastrophes including floods, storms are main causes
By Nathalie OLOF-ORS
Members of a rescue team work at the scene of a flash flood in northwestern Tehran, Iran, July 28, 2022. (Iranian Red Crescent Society via AP)
July 28, 2022, 2:22 pm
At least 6 killed in Iran flash floods and landslides triggered by heavy rain
Mud four meters deep dumped on village of Emamzadeh Davoud near Tehran; search and rescue efforts continue in number of locations
By AFP
A firefighter extinguishes flames as the Oak Fire crosses Darrah Rd. in Mariposa County, California, on July 22, 2022. Crews were able to to stop it from reaching an adjacent home. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
July 24, 2022, 9:22 am
California declares emergency as wildfire draws close to Yosemite National Park
Over 400 firefighters battling blaze, which has destroyed 10 residential and commercial structures and threatens 2,000 more; evacuation orders put in effect for over 6,000 people
By noah berger and Jocelyn Gecker
Two trucks overturned after a storm in Paderborn, Germany, May 20, 2022. (Lino Mirgeler/dpa via AP)
May 21, 2022, 12:36 pm
Tornadoes spread destruction across Germany, killing 1 and injuring dozens
Severe weather system tears out trees and damages buildings in central, western regions; 38 people taken to hospital in Paderborn, some of them ‘gravely’ injured
By AFP
Debris from damaged building and trees are strewn around on Atata Island in Tonga, on January 28, 2022. (POIS Christopher Szumlanski/ Australian Defence Force via AP)
February 6, 2022, 7:26 pm
Volcano-hit Tonga suffers first COVID outbreak after receiving foreign aid
Tonga is one of several Pacific countries to experience their first COVID outbreaks over the past month
By David Rising and Nick Perry
A Israeli man tries to open a sewer drain as water floods a street during a storm in Netanya, north of Tel Aviv, on October 25, 2015. (AFP/Jack Guez)
January 19, 2022, 6:22 pm
Climate risk map will help Israel’s communities plan for storms, floods, fires
National map plan, inspired by work of US Federal Emergency Management Agency, is presented to government officials in update on climate efforts
By Sue Surkes
Carla Bayerri inspects her restaurant after flooding in the seaside town of Alcanar, in northeastern Spain, September 2, 2021. (Joan Mateu Parra/AP)
January 11, 2022, 9:39 am
Hurricane Ida, Europe floods made 2021 a costly year of disasters
Reinsurance company Munich Re estimates economic losses from natural disasters worldwide last year at $280 billion, warns of links to global warming as shown by studies
By Frank Jordans
Vehicles are under water during flooding in Philadelphia, on Thursday, September 2, 2021, in the aftermath of downpours and high winds from the remnants of Hurricane Ida that hit the area. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
December 27, 2021, 5:07 am
Weather disasters around world cost $20 billion more than last year – UK charity
Christian Aid says upward trend reflects effects of man-made climate change
By AFP
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