The Tragedy:
Climate Change has affected many countries' weather patterns and is causing casualties to these natives which is changing the life of many people that are being affected.
In Argentina there were 16 people killed as well as two girls that got swept away by the rising waters, and it is projected that there may be more fatalities. In BahÃa Blanca, Argentina, they received a years worth of rain within 8 hours, which was about 400mm. It was twice the city's previous record of 175 mm which happened in 1930. That is a big difference for a record in a city, and climate change is the main factor for all of this happening, that innocent families are being torn apart all because the climate in Argentina has changed and nobody could have predicted it.
During this tragedy the kids were traveling and the car became trapped in the rising waters, then a truck driver tried to rescue the kids before they were swept away and unfortunately passed in the rescue.
As well as human casualties, the floods had caused millions in infrastructure damage and left thousands of people homeless and in need of help, which requires the city needs to be rebuilt. The government of Argentina claimed that the extreme rainfall has become more common and more intense due to human-caused climate breakdown across most of the world, because warmer air can hold more water vapor.
Seeing such large increases in rain in 8 hours is extreme scary. Then seeing the complete opposite with extreme drought is also alarming. It really shows the effect of climate change and how it affects every element of our weather.
ReplyDeleteIt’s concerning to see how even countries with relatively low emissions, like Argentina, face such severe consequences. Hopefully, the policies and actions being implemented will help mitigate future disasters. But, global efforts are needed to address these escalating climate impacts.
ReplyDeleteI had no idea the situation in Argentina was that dire. How can we hope to rebuild cities if the disasters keep coming? When will we be able to have consistent predictions that don't fail innocent people who die in these floods? Global superpowers that emit the most carbon are directly responsible for the losses in Argentina.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to hear they have over 250 policies coming into play that will help their country. Good for them, more countries can follow after them in order to reduce their negative aftermaths.
ReplyDeleteThis really puts climate change into perspective. The loss of lives and damage in Argentina is tragic, and it’s concerning how much worse it could get. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, we don't hear about more of these stories in the media and how so many people are suffering and likely don't have the resources to rebuild the things they have lost. It is amazing there are new policies that will be put in place, and I hope we see countries with larger emissions following in their footsteps.
ReplyDeleteIt was so interesting to hear how the nuclear power plant and changing the natural gas into fuel can help. I think they are moving in the right direction to help decrease their part in climate change, but I believe that they need help from the outside in order to get their homes back.
ReplyDeleteArgentina's climate change plan aims to mitigate the devastating impacts of climate change through a comprehensive approach that includes transitioning to natural gas, enhancing water management, and implementing 250 public policy measures by 2030 to reduce emissions and improve sustainability.
ReplyDeleteIt is devastating to hear how many people are dying and are affected by these awful floods. They are experiencing some terrible events and they are not apart of the major contributors to climate change. As Americans we really do only think about ourselves, meanwhile people are dying from our carelessness.
ReplyDelete400 mm (16 inches) in only 8 hours sounds like a terrifying situation. I can’t imagine what that would be like to experience. I imagine that the water would be rising at an unbelievable rate. I think there was a typo for the 2050 heat wave prediction, did you mean 62.47%?
ReplyDeleteIt is so horrifying and terrible to think of how strong and dangerous our natural disasters are about to become with climate change and global warming impacts. We have already seen records every year for the highest and lowest temperatures as well as dangerous weather patterns like tropical storms and tornados. We have to act now before they continue to kill and ruin humankind.
ReplyDeleteI literally can't even imagine a year's worth of rain in an 8 hour period. Like that is so terrifying to imagine. That is so unfair too considering how minimal their global emissions contributions are as a country.
ReplyDeleteIt's terrifying to me that stuff like this can happen and that people can still just ignore it like everything's fine.
ReplyDeleteIt is insane to see the rising number of floods and tropical storms that are impacting areas such as Argentina, the Philippines, Indonesia, and many more. It seems these impacts are the ones we hear the least about. I cannot imagine how frightening it must have been for those children who were ultimately unable to be rescued.
ReplyDeleteThat is A LOT of rain over a long time. I tend to focus my topics more locally and really appreciate you covering something in another country. It is really sad to hear about these things happening knowing it could happen to anyone at any time without warning. It's great, however, that Argentina is taking action against climate change.
ReplyDeleteIt's crazy to think about how mixed climate change really is, there are severe droughts in some parts of the world, and flooding in Argentina. It's also good that policies are coming into play to help handle future climate change situations.
ReplyDeleteArgentina is a beautiful country. I had the good fortune to cross the country via their amazing bus system. (The busses have to be seen to be believed.). What a tragedy about the flood. We are all, everyone on earth, in this together.
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