Increased number of extreme forest fires due to climate change has become a global problem
Energetically extreme fires have a huge impact on the Earth system, releasing huge plumes of smoke into the atmosphere comparable to volcanic eruptions. They release vast stores of carbon and cause severe damage to ecosystems and societies, sometimes destroying entire cities or suburbs. A new study published in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution has tracked the rapid increase in energetically extreme wildfires across the planet over the past two decades.
Deadly tornadoes have become more frequent in the United States over the past three years
At the end of May 2024, several people were killed and more than 10 injured as a result of a tornado that hit the city of Greenfield in the state of Iowa in the United States, local police spokesman Alex Dinkla said. According to the Associated Press, a tornado hit the city of Greenfield in the southeast of the state on the afternoon of May 21, destroying a significant part of the building. Many residents of the city of 2 thousand people lost their homes, and the local hospital was also destroyed.