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Europe to US to India, it’s been a week of extreme weather events -Kiran Pandey

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At least 40 countries in Europe, North America, Asia, Oceania and Africa have been hit by the extreme natural disasters 

Extreme weather events have hit several parts of the world in the last few weeks: Europe and Asia have been ravaged by floods, North America by heat wave and Africa by drought.

At least 40 countries in Europe, North America, Asia, Oceania and Africa have been hit by the devastating extreme natural disasters such as floods, storms, heat wave, wildfires and drought.

There are growing scientific evidences attributing these to climate crisis aggravated by human actions. Such extreme weather events are likely to be more frequent and severe, cautioned World Meteorological Organization (WMO), July 16, 2021.

Extreme precipitation has been increasing globally due to human-induced climate change, a new research by University of California published July 19 said.

Extreme rains, floods and heat wave in Europe

The floods due to extreme rain events in Western Europe — said to be the worst in a century — have claimed at least 188 human lives.

Countries such as Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg and the Netherlands had received up to two months’ rain in two days on 14-15 July, on ground that was “already near saturation”, said the WMO in a statement July 16.

In contrast, the Scandinavian countries in Northern Europe continued to bear the brunt of scorching heat waves. Finland has been experiencing unusually warm weather for almost a month when the temperature was over 25 degrees Celsius in most parts of the country.

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