The Disaster Diaries

2015 was marked by many exceptional natural disasters The toll of these terrifying events 20000 lives lost and more than 42 billion dollars worth of damage 2015 was a record breaking year in several categories Tropical storms of unprecedented strength interminable droughts and the highest temperatures measured in the 130 years Is this the result of global warming Or could other factors such as El

2016 marked the end of one of the strongest El Nintildeo events ever recorded It triggered unprecedented floods in South America Northern Europe witnessed heavy flooding as well But all of that was to change several months later as the planet experienced the hottest August on record Extreme droughts in several regions sparked massive wildfires The high surface temperature of the oceans fueled

The year 2017 will be remembered my many as a year of extremes Local weather anomalies caused massive flooding and mudslides in South America Wildfires spread across arid lands consuming forests leveling buildings and causing unprecedented loss of life in Europe and America Two deadly earthquakes struck Mexico in separate locations just weeks apart And a series of record breaking hurricanes