Global environmental disasters in December 2022
DEC. 2:
Brazil's southern state of Santa Catarina declares a state of emergency following heavy rains and two deaths.
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- Published Date: 11:21 | 21 January 2023
- Modified Date: 10:44 | 27 January 2023
DEC. 5:
At least 31 people die after a landslide, caused by heavy rains, buried several vehicles in western Colombia.
DEC. 8:
Flooding kills one person and forces more than 100 people to flee their homes in Portugal's capital of Lisbon and nearby areas.
DEC. 10:
At least four people die after Cyclone Mandous makes landfall in Mamallapuram in India's Tamil Nadu state.
DEC. 12:
The heaviest snowfall since 2013 causes massive travel disruption across the UK as flights and trains are canceled.
DEC. 13:
At least 50 people are killed in the Congo by landslides and floods triggered by heavy rains which pounded the nation's capital of Kinshasa.
DEC. 14:
Most of Portugal remains on alert for continued heavy rains as record-breaking rains left widespread damage in several areas.
DEC. 15:
Thousands in UK's Shetland are facing a fourth day without power as engineers warn some could be in the dark longer amid the threat of additional snowfall and freezing temperatures.
DEC. 17:
Argentine is battling blazes in seven provinces as fires hit Salta, Entre Ríos, Corrientes, Córdoba, San Luis, Río Negro and Tierra del Fuego.
DEC. 20:
Blizzard conditions are expected across much of the U.S. during the Christmas holidays in what weather experts are forecasting to be a "life-threatening" bomb cyclone.
DEC. 22:
The National Weather Service warns of "dangerous cold" and "life-threatening" conditions when temperatures plummet across the U.S. as an Arctic winter storm blankets parts of the country.
DEC. 23:
At least eight people are killed and several injured during heavy snowfall in Japan.
DEC. 24:
An Arctic winter storm intensifies across the U.S. leaving more than 1 million people without power.
DEC. 26:
At least six people are killed and thousands fled to safety after heavy rains and subsequent flooding hit the Philippines, ruining Christmas celebrations.
DEC. 27:
A massive winter storm hitting much of the Midwest and northern U.S. has claimed 63 lives.
DEC. 30:
Filipino authorities say the death toll from heavy rains and floods climbs to 44 and revises the number missing to 28.
DEC. 31:
Rapidly deteriorating air quality in the Iranian capital of Tehran and adjacent cities forced authorities to order the closure of schools in some provinces.