What is happening in the world? November 22, 2024

D1 - November 17-18, 2024, El Salvador
Continuous rainfall and forecasts indicating it will persist for another week characterize the current atmosphere in El Salvador. Reports indicate flooded rivers, submerged agricultural lands, and some evacuations.
Climate disasters in various regions of the country have resulted in crop losses, prompting the government to respond quickly with aid, providing $300 to several families and distributing 50,000 food packages. Due to floods, overflowing rivers, and submerged homes, Civil Protection has evacuated around 17 people to shelters. There have been nine fallen trees, 10 blocked roads (six due to landslides), and urban flooding in areas such as El Castaño Canton, Caluco, Sonsonate Este.

D2 - November 18, 2024, Elliott, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Following a warning from the South African Meteorological Service about heavy rain and hail in the Eastern Cape, severe hailstorms struck Elliott.

D3 - November 18-20, 2024, Java, Indonesia
East Java: Heavy rains and strong winds from Tuesday (November 19) to early Wednesday (November 20) caused a series of natural disasters in Trenggalek, East Java. These included flash floods inundating residents’ homes, landslides, and fallen trees striking motorcyclists. Floodwaters also swept away a shop and covered houses and places of worship in mud. The Temon River overflowed, flooding the homes of seven residents with water levels reaching approximately 20 cm. West Java: Flash floods hit several villages in the southern region around Tegalwaru District, Karawang Regency, West Java, damaging several buildings and blocking road access.

D4 - November 20, 2024, Canada
Strong winds in British Columbia, with gusts reaching up to 112 km/h in some areas.

D5 - November 22, 2024, Seismic Activity
Arthur Viterito, a professor at the University of Maryland, has observed an increase in ocean-floor earthquakes along mid-ocean ridge spreading zones since 1995. Moreover, with a correlation coefficient of 0.7, this trend corresponds to rising global temperatures with a two-year lag. Seismic and volcanic activity along mid-ocean ridges has led to higher emission rates from hydrothermal vents and water warming, subsequently releasing greenhouse gases and warming the atmosphere.