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1. Record-breaking heat across Asia
Many parts of Bangladesh, India, Thailand and Laos saw record-high temperatures in April. Temperatures were as high as 45.4°C in Tak, Thailand. Vietnam recorded its highest temperature ever at 44.1°C in Thanh Hoa province, south of Hanoi, on 6 May. China’s summer saw scorching temperatures. Sanbao, a remote township in Xinjiang’s Turpan Depression, reached a national record high of 52.2°C at one point. China’s capital, Beijing, suffered through 27 consecutive days of temperatures above 35°C, leading to a temporary ban on outdoor work.
2. Libya’s destructive floods
Libya’s destructive floods. Storm Daniel, which landed on 10 September, brought massive rain that resulted in catastrophic floods that broke dams near the eastern city of Derna and wiped out entire neighbourhoods in the African country. Floods have killed more than 4,300 people and damaged critical infrastructure.
3. Heavy snow in Los Angeles
The state, synonymous with sunshine, was swamped with snow in February, cutting power to more than 120,000 utility customers.
4. A strong cyclone in Southeast Africa
Cyclone Freddy lingered for a month in the Southeast African countries of Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. It killed over 1000 people and displaced over 500,000 residents. The storm is also a factor in Malawi’s worst cholera outbreak.
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