Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Extreme weather is weather phenomena indicative of an unstable climate; that is, weather that is at the extremes of historical patterns, especially severe or unseasonal weather. The combination of extreme weather and high population density has led to dramatic weather catastrophes. Table of contents 1 2002 2 2000 3 1999 4 1998 4.1 External links and references 2002 September: On September 19, about one-third of the Maili glacier broke off from the Cacausus Mountains and buried Karmadon, Russia under up to 500 feet of ice and debris, killing 95, including the young Russian movie star Sergei Bodrov Jr On the night of September 8 a flash flood struck the Scottish city of Inverness, flooding parts of the city to a depth of 2 metres. August: At least 109 are killed by floods caused by torrential rains in Europe, including the Malse, Blanice, and Vltava rivers of the Czech Republic, the Black Sea resort village of Shirokaya Balka near Novorossiisk in Russia (58 deaths), Germany (the Elbe and Pleisse), and Romania. The downpours have also caused extensive damage in Austria (the Rodl and Danube), Bulgaria, Croatia, Italy, and Spain. Prime Minister Vladimir Spidla declared a state of emergency in Prague, Bohemia, Plzen and Karlovy Vary. The Elbe reached record heights in Dresden, flooding much of the city. All shipping on the Danube had to be halted. Premier Silvio Berlusconi approved $50 million in emergency aid in response to the $300 million in damage of northern Italy's crops. About 2000 people are killed by floods and landslides in Asia during its monsoon season. 2000 January: floods killed 12 and left thousands homeless in Brazil 15 inches of snow fell in Israel, the most in 50 years February: the worst avalanches in decades prompted the governor of Alaska to declare a state of emergency floods killed 11 and left 20,000 homeless in the Philippines a tornado in Georgia kills 22 a month of floods in Southern Africa, particularly Mozambique, kill 400 and displace 250,000 October/November: England experiences the country's worst flooding decades after a prolonged period of heavy rain. The historic city of York and the towns of Shrewsbury, Lewes and Uckfield are among the worst hit areas. Up to 10,000 homes and businesses are affected. 1999 Record drought in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states led to declarations of emergency in 6 states. Summer: a prolonged heat wave killed 271 people in the Midwest and Northeast. Fall: Hurricane Floyd caused billions of dollars of damages in North Carolina November: a super-cyclone in Orissa, India, killed 10,000 people December: torrential rains and mudslides in Venezuela killed 15,000 people hurricane-force windstorms in Northern Europe caused over $10 billion in damages in France alone Boston experienced a record 303 consecutive days without snow, until January 13, 2000 1998 January: an ice storm in northern New England and Quebec left 4 million people without power, some for up to a month Spring: fires in Brazil and Mexico rainforests and Florida Summer: extreme heat waves in Texas, the Middle East and India, killed more than 4,000 people The worst drought in 70 years was followed by extreme floods in September in Mexico September: floods left 14 million people homeless in China October: floods left 30 million people homeless in Bangladesh See also global climate change, global warming, extreme value theory, weather related fatalities External links and references The Heat is Online: Extreme Weather Events This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.