July Current Events 2023: Disaster News
World News | U.S. News | Science & Technology News | Current Events This Week
The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you covered. Here are the Disaster news events you need to know so far for July 2023.
- The World’s Hottest Day Recorded Since Recording Began In 1979
- Panic In India As The Yamuna River Rises To Unprecedented Levels
- Hail Storms Hit Italy, And A Fourth Heat Wave Predicted In Europe
- Greece In Dire Battle With Wildfire As Tourists Scramble For Evacuation
The World’s Hottest Day Recorded Since Recording Began In 1979
Photo Source: AP Photo/Andy Wong
Wednesday, July 5, 2023 – The last few years have been a delicate period of serious conversations about climate change. Until the beginning of this week, the hottest day on record occurred in 2016, during the previous El Nio global weather event, when the worldwide average temperature reached 16.92 degrees Celsius. The El Niño, Phenomenon was confirmed to have returned by experts and, with it, high daily temperatures.
The 2016 record was broken for two consecutive days, with Tuesday, July 4, being the highest-ever daily temperature in recorded history. According to data compiled by the U.S. National Centres for Environmental Prediction (NCEP), the average global air temperature was 17.18°C on Tuesday, breaking the previous record of 17.01°C set on Monday.
July may be the warmest month ever, and more record-breaking temperatures may be recorded before the end of the month. Regions of the world are experiencing scorching temperatures; with an average of 35°C in parts of China, 50°C in North Africa, and 8.7°C in Antarctica.
Source: The Guardian
Panic In India As The Yamuna River Rises To Unprecedented Levels
Photo Source: AP Photo/Manish Swarup
Thursday, July 13, 2023 – Overflowing water from the Yamuna River has hit an all-time high in almost 45 years and has swamped Delhi's major highways. Authorities have evacuated thousands of people and rerouted traffic from major thoroughfares. This monsoon season in Northern India has seen record rainfall, with 88 deaths in Himachal Pradesh and catastrophic flooding in Punjab and Haryana.
Authorities stated Yamuna's water level increased to 208.46 meters from 207.49 meters the previous day, the highest in 45 years. The rising river has swamped various low-lying regions and roadways. Social media videos show cars and buses immersed in water on the streets.
Heavy trucks, except those delivering critical services, cannot enter Delhi. The Delhi administration has relocated nearly 16,000 people to relief tents beneath flyovers. Disaster assistance teams have been sent to numerous places, and rescue attempts in flooded areas are ongoing.
Source: BBC
Hail Storms Hit Italy, And A Fourth Heat Wave Predicted In Europe
Photo Source: AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris
Thursday, July 20, 2023 – More than 110 people were injured after the north-eastern Italian region of Veneto was hit by severe weather, including giant hailstones. These events prompted the governor, Luca Zaia, to announce a regional emergency for the affected areas.
Although the heatwave peak passed on Wednesday, Italy remained in the grip of its third heatwave of the summer. According to data, temperatures in Sicily and Sardinia were anticipated to reach around 48 degrees Celsius.
The public protection authority in Rome had set up 28 "heat help points" across the city to avoid citizens and tourists from becoming ill due to the severe temperatures. Some hospitals reported a 20%-25% rise in people appearing at emergency rooms with dehydration or other heat-related disorders.
Farm laborers in Marsica, Abruzzo, worked from 4 a.m. to 11 a.m. to avoid the warmest hours, while factory workers around the country threatened to go on strike due to the high heat.
Source: The Guardian
Greece In Dire Battle With Wildfire As Tourists Scramble For Evacuation
Photo Source: AP Photo/ Petros Giannakouris
Monday, July 24, 2023 – The island of Rhodes in Greece has seen its biggest evacuation after battling the raging inferno for the seventh straight day. Amid the confusion, firemen fought to extinguish the flames. Authorities worked throughout the clock to put out many fires using water-dropping planes.
An estimated 2,466 people had abandoned their homes in 17 villages along Corfu's northern coast, a region popular with villa-owning Britons, while hundreds were forced to flee settlements on Evia. The new evacuations came only days after approaching infernos in the southeast of Rhodes caused what officials characterized as the largest evacuation in Greek history, with 19,000 people.
While government experts will be making their way into Rhodes and other fire-ravaged areas in the coming days to assess the extent of the disaster, civil protection officials in Athens have launched a "precautionary" operation to transfer visitors away from the danger zone on Rhodes.
Source: The Guardian
Are you awed by the Earth's power? Check out our Hurricanes page to discover more. And if you enjoyed this article, why not drop a line to let us know, or share it with others who might be interested in HERE events!
About the author
Trending
Here are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about.
