Earth’s weather report card 2016

ON THE EDGE OF 1.5 DEG C Global year-to-date anomalies from 1881-1910 baseline. The goal is to limit global warming to 1.5 deg C.

CanadaMay: The mostdevastating �res in the country’shistory atFort McMurray

Caribbean andUnited StatesOctober: Hurricane Matthew kills more than 500 people in Haiti and leaves devastation in its wake

Southern AfricaHeatwaves and drought throughout the year

Sri LankaMay: Landslides kill more than 200 people

ThailandApril: Recordtemperature(44.6 deg C)

SahelAugust and October: Major �ooding in the Niger River basin

EXTREME WEATHER PHENOMENA

Threshold

Jan Feb March April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec

˚C+1.6

+1.5

+1.4

+1.3

+1.2

+1.1

+1

+0.9

+0.8

Sources: NASA GODDARD INSTITUTE FOR SPACE STUDIES, NATIONAL OCEANICAND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NATIONAL CENTRES FOR

ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION), AFP STRAITS TIMES GRAPHICS

ChinaJuly: Flooding claims 310 lives

North Korea and JapanAugust: Typhoon Lionrock kills over 100, causesextensive �ooding

IndiaMay:Recordtemperature(51 deg C)

A selection of extreme weather phenomena in 2016, which UN experts say may be the hottest year on record.

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