Natural disasters of 2024: floods, earthquakes and hurricanes
Natural disasters in 2024 caused serious damage to many countries, affecting millions of people. Earthquakes, destructive floods and powerful hurricanes led to significant human victims and economic losses. Climate change contributes to an increase in the frequency and intensity of such disasters, which requires increased measures to prevent and eliminate the consequences.
Earthquakes and their destructive consequencesstrong underground shocks in 2024 destroyed entire cities, leaving. Thousands of people without shelter. Numerous sacrifices and economic damage again confirmed the importance of seismic -resistant construction and effective warning systems. To keep abreast of the latest events, read the review of the latest events ( htts://cmn.kz/category/history/) on the portal cmn.kz.
The main earthquakes of 2024:
- Earthquake in Kazakhstan - significant magnitude, destroyed houses, damaged roads and power supply lines.
- shocks in Turkey and Iran - hundreds of dead, destroyed infrastructure, tens of thousands of victims.
- disaster in Japan - tsunami after a powerful earthquake, mass evacuation of the population.
The destructive earthquakes of 2024 once again showed how important the development of forecasting technologies and timely Response to natural disasters.
Flooding: flooded cities and millions of victims
Flooding in 2024 became a real disaster for a number of countries, affecting millions of people and causing damage to billions of dollars. The main reason for such large-scale disasters was abundant precipitation caused by climate change.
the most destructive floods of the year:
- floods in Kazakhstan - thousands of flooded houses, the evacuation of the population, destroyed Bridges and roads.
- Floods in Pakistan and Afghanistan - hundreds of dead, lack of food and drinking water.
- Disaster in the UAE and Oman - record rains that paralyzed transport and economy.
These events demonstrate the need to strengthen water protection structures and improve prevention and evacuation systems.
hurricanes and typhoons: deadly wind power
The season of hurricanes and typhoons in 2024 turned out to be especially destructive. The element destroyed hundreds of settlements, causing mass evacuation and leaving millions of people without electricity and water.
Key storms of 2024:
- Typhoon “Yaga” - hit Vietnam and China, causing large -scale destruction and floods.
- Hurricane John - swept along Mexico, leaving behind the destroyed houses and fallen trees.
- Milton storm in Florida is one of the most powerful hurricanes of the year, which caused serious damage to the US economy.
Development of meteorological technologies and improving infrastructure will help minimize the consequences Similar disasters in the future.
The natural disasters of 2024 became another reminder of the need for increased preparation for spontaneous disasters. Earthquakes, floods and hurricanes claimed thousands of lives, causing tremendous damage to the ecology and economics. The development of forecasting technologies, improving infrastructure and increasing the level of awareness of the population can help reduce the number of victims in the future. Follow the current news and events, read the news on information portal cmn.kz.