Panorama 2022 | The most important events and disasters from around the world

Written By رنا السيلاوي on 2022/12/29

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Weather of Arabia - Here it is in 2022, but its important events will accompany us with its memories and what it affected our lives, many weather events occurred in the world and some of them were particularly exceptional, in addition to some natural disasters that left deaths, destruction and chaos in many countries of the world, and this is a panorama We review the most prominent of these events.<h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The most prominent events of January 2022</h2> 01-04-2022: Colorado, USA.. between fire and heavy snow After the fires that destroyed entire neighborhoods in the US state of Colorado from Friday night to Saturday, heavy snow fell, calming the flames of fire and putting out many fires, in a strange scene of white snow covering the charred areas. 01-09-2022: Houses destroyed and main roads submerged in massive floods that swept the US state of Washington Severe floods swept through some parts of the US state of Washington, after heavy rains in the region during two days caused snow melt and the Chehalis River to overflow, closing highways and prompting authorities to issue evacuation orders for residents in several counties. 2022-01-14: The eruption of the "Tonga" volcano in the Pacific Ocean, spewing a cloud of ash, steam and gas 20 kilometers into the air 2022-01-22: A seismic storm, the strongest of which was 4.6 on the Richter scale, was felt by the residents of northern Jordan An earthquake measuring 4.6 on the Richter scale struck at a depth of 10 kilometers in the Sea of Galilee in the area of the Dead Sea shunt rift, which extends from the Gulf of Aqaba through the Arava Valley of the Dead Sea to southern Turkey, followed by 10 aftershocks, ranging in strength from 2.0 to 2.9 on the Richter scale. . 2022-01-24: A strong snow storm hits Turkey and Greece, paralyzing most life facilities Snow covered large parts of Greece and Turkey on Monday, as a result of the region being affected by a strong snow storm, which is an unusual event for southern Mediterranean countries, but it happened for the second time in two years. The rare snowstorm called "Elpida" (or "Hope" in Greek) stopped movement in the Greek capital, Athens, and overnight temperatures dropped to -14 degrees Celsius, and schools and vaccination centers were forced to close. 01-30-2022: A new earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale 159 km north of Damietta, Egypt<h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The most prominent events of February 2022</h2> 2-3-2022: An earthquake measuring 3.4 on the Richter scale northeast of the Lebanese capital, Beirut. The tremor was felt by the residents of Beirut and a number of Lebanese regions and northern Palestine. 5-2-2022: The death of the Moroccan child “Ryan” - may God have mercy on him The heartbreaking accident that shook the Arab world, where the child Rayan fell into a deep well, and the rescue operations necessitated strenuous efforts that lasted 4 days until they ended with the removal of the child, but he died after that, and the incident alerted the Arab world to the danger of abandoned wells, so many countries took immediate measures for fear of a recurrence of the accident with child or other person. 2-5-2022: Hurricane "Patsirai" claimed dozens of lives in Madagascar Hurricane "Patsirai" hit Madagascar - the large island located in the Indian Ocean - and claimed dozens of lives, in addition to the large number of damage to infrastructure and railways, and the disruption of communications networks, and left about 18,000 people in distress, while more than 69,000 people were displaced from their homes. The hurricane uprooted thousands of homes or severely damaged them, and caused floods in rivers that destroyed rice fields in the center of the country, which is the "reservoir" of Madagascar. 2-17-2022: A real catastrophe befell the Brazilian city of Petropolis after heavy rains, as the heavy rains were the worst in the city of Petropolis since 1932. At least 94 people died as a result of floods and mudslides that swept through homes and cars. 2022-2-19: Deaths in Europe due to storm "Eunice" The Atlantic storm "Eunice" hit Britain on Friday (February 19), and headed to other European countries, killing at least 12 people, disrupting movement and travel by land, sea and air, destroying roofs and leaving tens of thousands without electricity; Due to the strong winds that accompanied the worst storm in 32 years.<h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The most prominent events of March 2022</h2> 1-3-2022: Australia's worst floods in decades Heavy rains that caused unprecedented floods forced tens of thousands of residents in Australia to evacuate their homes, while some went out to take shelter on the roofs after floodwaters stormed their homes, and authorities in the Australian state of New South Wales ordered the evacuation of more than 40,000 people from their homes, due to the floods. Which is the worst in decades. 4-3-2022: A wave of dust hit Kuwait and spread to 7 other countries A strong dust wave hit the State of Kuwait on Friday, accompanied by winds reaching speeds of more than 60 kilometers per hour, until horizontal visibility in some areas became almost non-existent, and the dust wave affected about 7 countries, and also raided a number of Saudi cities, especially the capital, Riyadh. 6-3-2022: Two years ago... the first prayer in the Two Holy Mosques without distancing The worshipers performed the first prayer in the Two Holy Mosques without distancing, and the carpets were returned to the outdoor squares, two years after they were removed due to the Corona pandemic 2022-3-16: Deaths and injuries due to a magnitude 7.4 earthquake in Japan Crash and destruction witnessed the residents of Fukushima and Miyagi on Wednesday evening, in the aftermath of a violent earthquake measuring 7.4 on the Richter scale that struck the coast of northern Japan, killing 4 people, injuring 107 others, and causing power outages in more than two million homes. 2022-3-21: A Chinese plane with 132 passengers on board crashes A China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800, with 132 passengers and nine crew on board, crashed in the mountains of southern China on Monday (March 21) after making a sudden drop from its altitude just as it was about to start descending for landing. 2022-3-24: Rare spring snow in Jordan With Jordan being affected by the third-degree depression and the accompanying very cold polar air mass, snow fell on Thursday morning over the mountains of Jerash and Ajloun, and extended to parts of the central regions, and this is considered a rare and unusual weather event for this time of the year, meaning that it is In the last 50 years, the Kingdom has not been exposed to weather conditions associated with snowfall in some mountainous heights during the second half of March, except in the years 1987, 2003, and 2007. 2022-3-24: Unprecedented heat waves hit the two frozen poles in the same period, despite the different seasons. With the advent of spring in the Northern Hemisphere, Arctic ice begins to melt while Antarctica begins to freeze after months of summer, and scientists were particularly surprised by the heat wave in Antarctica because temperatures there remained generally more stable compared to the North Pole, which It is warming three times faster than the rest of the planet.<h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The most prominent events of the month of April 2022</h2> 2 and 3-4-2022: The first day of the holy month of Ramadan Fasting for the blessed month of Ramadan this year began on Saturday 4-2-2022 in most Arab countries, and on Sunday 4-3-2022 in four Arab countries (Jordan, Sultanate of Oman, Morocco, Comoros). 4-4-2022: Fatalities in floods and landslides in Brazil Heavy rains caused floods and landslides in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro, killing at least 14 people, including 8 children, and leaving 5 others missing. 4-7-2022: Deaths in Iraq due to a dust storm A dust storm swept many areas in Iraq, causing the death of 3 people and dozens of cases of suffocation and shortness of breath, in addition to obstructing air and land navigation. 4-11-2022: Rare snow covers the American city of Portland, which has not happened in more than 80 years Residents of Portland, Oregon, USA, woke up on the morning of Monday (April 11) to a rare sight that the city's residents had not seen in their lives, which is a blanket of white snow covering the city in the middle of April! It was the city's first snowfall in April since record-keeping began more than 80 years ago, according to the National Weather Service, and the snowfall ranged from 2.5 to 7.5 centimeters. 4-14-2022: South African floods claim more than 300 deaths, and scientists describe them as a climate change disaster A real disaster struck the eastern coast of South Africa, where heavy rains and floods killed at least 306 people (including children), severe damage to roads and infrastructure, and the destruction of homes, in one of the worst disasters in the history of the region. 4-27-2022: Thunderstorms in the Prophet's Mosque on the night of Ramadan 27 Thunderstorms fell on the night of the 27th of Ramadan, and social media users shared scenes of good rain as it spread throughout the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina. 4-30-2022: Partial solar eclipse It was visible from southern South America (Chile and Argentina), parts of Antarctica, and over the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, but we could not see it anywhere in the Arab world. <h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The most prominent events of May 2022</h2> 2-5-2022: The first day of Eid Al-Fitr 7-5-2022: A severe dust storm in Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia Al-Ahsa Governorate in Saudi Arabia was exposed, in the early dawn hour, to a severe dust storm that lasted for about 35 minutes, causing material damage, including: fall of lighting poles, trees, banners, fences, damage to vehicles, electrical networks, closure of a main road path, and other secondary paths and intersections. , power outages in a number of neighborhoods, some electrical transformers caught fire, and limited fires broke out in some locations. 2022-5-7: Floods washed away a historic bridge in Pakistan A huge amount of floodwater coming from a glacial lake washed away an important historical bridge in the Pakistani region of Gilgit-Baltistan, amid a heat wave gripping South Asia. Trapping thousands of locals and tourists, the Shishbar glacier, located in the northern part of the country, began to melt due to the heat, leading to floods. 7-5-2022: The beginning of the spread of monkeypox The first case of monkeypox was reported outside the countries where the disease usually spreads, and then countries around the world announced confirmed cases of monkeypox, which was considered a rare and unusual outbreak of the disease. 8-5-2022: The moon passes over the Kaaba On Sunday, Shawwal 7 (May 8), the moon reached the first quarter with the moon reaching the perpendicular point over Makkah Al-Mukarramah, and this phenomenon is considered one of the natural astronomical phenomena to easily determine the direction of the qiblah for areas far from Makkah without using any devices. The person is facing directly towards the qiblah. 2022-5-13: Recording the first 50-degree temperature in the season The first 50-degree temperature was recorded in the northern part of the globe for the season in the city of Jacobabad in Pakistan, amid a severe heat wave that claimed dozens of victims in South Asia. 5-14-2022: Strong winds in the northern Jordan Valley cause damage and confusion The strong winds that blew in the northern Jordan Valley after midnight caused the electric current to be disconnected from several residential areas and neighborhoods, as the winds caused several trees to fall on the electricity network in several locations concentrated in and around the northern Shuna and the town of Al-Mashare’, which caused a state of confusion for the citizens. , 2022-5-16: A regional dust storm sweeps through 7 Arab countries and disrupts most aspects of life in them In Syria, the storm claimed the lives of 11 people in addition to hundreds of suffocation cases. It also caused hundreds of suffocation cases in Iraq and Saudi Arabia, and a partial halt to air traffic in Iraq and Kuwait. In the Emirates, Qatar and Bahrain, there was a decrease in the range of horizontal visibility and the cessation of marine activities. 2022-5-16: Total lunar eclipse A total lunar eclipse occurred at dawn on Monday and was visible in varying proportions in southern and western Europe - southern and western Asia - Africa - North America - South America - the Pacific Ocean - the Atlantic Ocean - Antarctica - the Indian Ocean. The total phase of this lunar eclipse was not visible in most Arab countries. Rather, it was in the form of a penumbral phase or an incomplete eclipse, which occurs when the moon passes in the semi-shadow of the earth, and its light only weakens. 2022-5-16: Deaths in floods and mudslides after heavy rains in northeastern India At least 11 people were killed in floods and mudslides, after heavy rains fell in northeastern India, and railway stations stopped working due to the floods, isolating about 200,000 people in the region from the rest of the state as a result of the closure of roads and bridges leading to it. 17-5-2022: Emergency departments in hospitals and health care centers received at least 1,285 cases of respiratory diseases caused by exposure to dust waves that swept the capital, Riyadh, within 24 hours. 2022-5-21: At least 4 people were killed in a powerful storm that swept across southern Canada A series of dangerous thunderstorms swept through southern Ontario, Canada, on Saturday, killing at least 4 people. Trees, power lines and buildings were severely damaged. Vehicles were reported to have rolled over, as well as power outages in nearly 900,000 homes in the two provinces. Ontario and Quebec. 2022-5-23: A dust storm sweeps across Iraq and Kuwait, disrupting life and causing suffocation. 5-25-2022: Compulsory mask is completely abolished in Jordan. 2022-5-26: Floods and landslides in China kill at least 15 people and cause great damage 2022-5-28: Huge eruption of Bezymyany-Kamchatka volcano in Russia A huge eruption was recorded for the Bezymyani-Kamchatka volcano in Russia, accompanied by lava flows and a massive column of smoke that reached a height of 15 km in the atmosphere, until the smoke cloud extended horizontally to a distance of 365 km and moved towards the southeast, and as a result, the danger level for flying was raised to Red color. 2022-5-29: More than 80 dead in Brazil after torrential rains caused floods and landslides. 2022-5-29: A Tara Air plane with 22 people on board crashed A Tara Air plane with 22 people on board, including three crew members, crashed after it crashed into a mountain Sunday morning at an altitude of 14,500 feet northwest of Nepal in bad weather. The plane was found about 20 hours after it disappeared. 2022-5-30: Dozens of deaths in Mexico due to Hurricane "Agatha" Dozens were killed in Oaxaca, Mexico, after Hurricane Agatha caused deadly floods and landslides in the southern state. Agatha, the strongest hurricane to hit Mexico's Pacific coast in May since record-keeping began in 1949, made landfall as a hurricane. Category 2 on Monday (May 30), it battered large parts of beach towns and fishing villages with strong winds of 169 kilometers per hour, which weakened as it moved inland into the mountainous regions of Oaxaca. More than 40,000 people in the state were affected by the storm, with many losing power and dozens of homes destroyed by the storm. Most of the victims were either buried in landslides or drowned in floods after being swept away. 2022-5-31: The Tau Herculids meteor shower occurred for the first time The first "Tau Herculids" meteor shower lit up Earth's sky at a rate of 10-25 meteors per hour, although it did not amount to a "meteor storm" as astronomers had hoped. Also known as SW 3) Earth's atmosphere caused by the Earth's passage through rock crumbs (small dust grains) left behind by the comet, and most Arab countries were unable to see meteors because the sun shone in them before peak time, and meteors were seen in countries that this time was night for them , which is much of North and South America as well as part of West Africa and Western Europe.<h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The most prominent events of June 2022</h2> 4-6-2022: Kuwait earthquake The Kuwaiti National Seismological Network recorded an earthquake measuring 5 degrees on the Richter scale, southwest of Al-Ahmadi, on Saturday morning (June 4), and it occurred at a depth of 5 kilometers, and circulating videos showed moments of shaking of houses during the earthquake, some cracks and minor damage in some walls, and the fall of some Goods from the shelves of a cooperative. 6-6-2022: Violent thunderstorms and heavy hail hit France, causing death and several injuries Violent thunderstorms and hailstorms across France have killed a woman who was swept away by torrents, injured 14 others, destroyed thousands of hectares of vineyards and delayed flights. Residents of southwestern France shared pictures and videos of hail the size of tennis balls, and scenes from the Paris region of flooded highways and the sky covered by thunderclouds spread. 2022-6-8: Dozens were killed and more than a million people were affected in China as a result of floods and landslides Dozens were killed and more than a million people were affected in China as a result of floods and landslides due to heavy <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B1%D8%B9-%D8%A7... style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> 6-9-2022: Fires devoured vast areas of the largest wild pine forest in northern <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B1%D8%A7%... style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> 2022-6-12: Heavy hail in the Mexican capital leaves the city in chaos The Mexican capital, Mexico City, was hit by a severe hailstorm on Sunday (June 12), which caused confusion on the roads that were covered with a thick layer of hail, and caused damage to many homes and trees and the roof of a shop <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%AF-... style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> 6-13-2022: Floods in Turkey inundated several provinces, causing death and several injuries Heavy rains in Turkey caused flooding in five provinces. Dozens of people were rescued from a flooded building in the capital, Ankara, where 11 injuries were reported. Meanwhile, one person was killed and three injured due to floods in Burdur district.. <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%AF-... style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> 6-15-2022: An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale in southern Iran is felt by the residents of the UAE, Qatar, Bahrain and Saudi <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%B2%D9%84%D8%B2%D8%A7%D9%84-... style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> 6-19-2022: Record temperatures in France while Spain battles forest fires during the heat wave that swept Europe.. <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D9%85%D9%88%D8%AC%D8%A9-%D8%A7... style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> 6-19-2022: Catastrophic floods due to monsoon rains in Bangladesh and India kill dozens and displace millions... <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D9%8A%... style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> 20-6-2022: The curtain of the Holy Kaaba is lifted in preparation for the 2022 Hajj season For more: <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B0%D8%A7-... do the curtains of the Holy Kaaba rise every year during the Hajj season?</a> 2022-6-25: For the first time in the history of climatic records, Japan records a temperature in the early forties during the month of June On Saturday, a city in eastern Japan recorded the highest temperature recorded in the country during the month of June since climate records began, with 40.2 degrees Celsius.. <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%88%D9%84-%D9%85... style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> 6-25-2022: Unprecedented thunderstorms sweep across areas of Syria and Lebanon, causing deaths and extensive damage Severe and unprecedented thunderstorms swept through the Syrian coast, northwest of the country, and parts of Lebanon on Saturday (June 25), accompanied by strong gusts of winds similar to hurricanes, and those areas witnessed heavy rain and hail, which is a rare case of precipitation. In this month of the year, in light of the hot weather that has dominated some areas for several <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D9%8A%... style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> 6-27-2022: A toxic gas leakage accident from a tank in the port of Aqaba, Jordan, causes 13 deaths and more than 260 injuries 13 people died and more than 260 others were injured as a result of a toxic gas leakage from a tank in the port of Aqaba in Jordan, after the gas tank fell on the edge of the ship, which led to the release of gas from it, causing deaths, suffocation and burns.. <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D9%86%D9%82%D9%84-%D9%85%D8%A8... style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> 6-27-2022: An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale hits northern Algeria, causing collapses in old <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D9%8A%... style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> 2022-6-30: The fountains of Milan in Italy are closed to face one of the worst droughts in the country .. <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%A5%D8%BA%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%82-... style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The most prominent events of July 2022</h2> 2022-7-4: Floods in Australia inundate roads and force thousands to leave their homes A man was killed and thousands of people were asked to evacuate their homes amid heavy rains and major floods in Sydney, Australia's largest city, where overflowing rivers inundated vast areas of land, while large amounts of water gushed out from the Warragamba Dam.. <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%B6%D8%A7%D9%86%... style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> 4-7-2022: Italy declares a state of emergency to face its worst drought crisis in the past 70 years On Monday (July 4), the Italian government declared a state of emergency in five regions due to drought caused by lack of rain and high temperatures, as they were facing an unusually early heat wave, accompanied by a lack of precipitation, especially in the Po River basin, which suffers from The worst drought in the last 70 years. 7-11-2022: The "James Webb" telescope captures a historic image that provides "a new window on the history of our universe." The historical image is the deepest and most accurate infrared image captured of the distant universe, as the James Webb telescope, with its highly sensitive infrared tools, was able to detect in this image thousands of galaxies that formed only 600 million years after the Big Bang and the birth of the universe (the age of the universe is 13.8 billion years ago). Mid-July: Severe heat waves sweep across parts of China, the United States and Europe Dangerous heat waves swept parts of China, Europe, the southwest and central United States in the first half of July, as dozens of cities found themselves dealing with unusually sweltering summer temperatures.. <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D9%85%D9%88%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%AA-... style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> 7-23-2022: Severe torrential rains in Fars Governorate, southern Iran, killing dozens Violent torrential rains in the Fars province in southern Iran killed at least 17 people, as heavy rains fell in the towns of Aij and Rudbal in the central parts of Esteban, which led to the formation of torrents. 2022-7-23: WHO declares a global emergency due to the outbreak of monkeypox The World Health Organization declared that the outbreak of monkeypox disease in the world constitutes a public health emergency of international concern, thus launching the highest level of alert in an attempt to contain the outbreak of the disease. 7-24-2022: Deaths, including children, and traffic stops in the neighborhoods of the capital, Sana'a, due to torrential rains Eleven people were killed in Yemen on Sunday, including four children, as a result of torrential rains, which resulted from continuous heavy rains since last week, which intensified dramatically on Saturday. On Monday and Tuesday, the death toll rose to more than 20 people, at least, and others were injured in a number of Yemeni governorates, and the local authorities announced a traffic stop in the neighborhoods of the capital, Sana'a. 2022-7-25: A WWII bomb appears after the Po River recedes in Italy The effects of the heat waves sweeping Europe this summer did not stop at recording record temperatures and igniting forest fires, but rather contributed, along with the drought, to the receding of water in the Italian Po River to the extent that it revealed a huge American-made bomb from World War II that had been submerged under water for years. Soldiers defused the bomb, which weighed 450 kilograms, and then detonated... <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D9%82%D9%86%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%A9-... style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> 7-29-2022: 7 deaths due to torrential rains in the UAE A number of regions of the UAE witnessed heavy and medium rains, which led to the flow of valleys and the pooling of water in the low areas in the Emirate of Fujairah and the eastern regions of the UAE, which led to the death of 7 people of Asian nationalities. 2022-7-30: Chinese missile debris out of control entered Earth's atmosphere over Malaysia After nearly 3 days of orbiting the planet, the wreckage of the Chinese rocket (CZ-5B) returned to Earth on Saturday (July 30), and the residents of Kuching, Malaysia, documented the first moments of the remnants of the rocket entering the Earth's atmosphere, as it burned and the disintegrated parts appeared glowing in the sky. Heaven.. the <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%A3%D9%88%D9%84-%D9%85%D9%82... style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> 7-31-2022: Unusual summer rains in the city of Riyadh Good rains swept all the neighborhoods of the city of Riyadh with the afternoon hours on Sunday, in an unusual scene in the middle of the summer season, and thunderstorms fell abundantly, sometimes accompanied by showers of hail, so the people of Riyadh had an ample share of the exceptional rainy situation experienced by some cities in Saudi <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%88%... . On Sunday afternoon, the city of Dammam, in eastern Saudi Arabia, witnessed thunderstorms of varying intensity, which led to a rise in the water level in the roads and the formation of torrents.. <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%88%... style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> 7-31-2022: At least 56 people died and others are missing due to torrential rains in Iran The head of the Rescue and Relief Authority of the Red Crescent Society in Iran, Mahdi Valipour, announced, on Saturday, the death of 56 people and the loss of dozens as a result of the recent torrential rains that swept 21 provinces across the country..the <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D9%88%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%A9-56-%D8... style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The most prominent events of August 2022</h2> 8-10-2022: A fiery tornado was spotted hitting North Los Angeles, USA A video clip taken with aerial photography showed a stunning scene of the movement of fire as it exploded and swirled in a hurricane-like wind storm, as it moved across the open mountainous terrain in the US state of California. A fast-moving site that spans nearly 150 acres northwest of Los Angeles County, California, <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D9%85%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%AF-%D9%85... style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> 8-10-2022: Torrential torrential rains in Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, and a family is saved from drowning Several parts of the Medina region were exposed on Wednesday evening to cumulative clouds, as a result of which thunderstorms of varying intensity fell in many areas, and in light of these weather disturbances, the Al-Ula governorate was affected by heavy thunderstorms, as a result of which torrential rains formed in some parts of the governorate.. <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D9%8A%... style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> 2022-8-12: Britain officially declares a state of drought The British government announced that parts of southern, central and eastern England have officially moved to a state of drought, after a long period of hot, dry weather in the European continent. This declaration imposed decisions and restrictions on water consumption, the first of its kind since <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%A8%D8%B9%D8%AF-%D8%A5%D8%B9... style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> 2022-8-17: Forest fires are raging in Algeria... and the death toll has risen to 38... <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%AD%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%82-... style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> 2022-8-19: Fresh water flows into the Empty Quarter desert... one of the driest regions in the world In a sudden and rare scene, torrential waters covered parts of the Nafud Al-Dahi area in the Empty Quarter desert in southeastern Saudi Arabia, one of the most arid places in the world, which turned the extremely dry desert of the Empty Quarter into a moist <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D9%8A%... style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> 20-8-2022: The drying up of rivers in Europe and Asia reveals secrets and treasures that were hidden under water Exceptional weather imposed itself this year on many countries of the world, where climate changes continue to amaze us with its effects, until some countries in Europe and Asia witnessed one of the worst droughts in history, and with the drying up of more important rivers and lakes, secrets and treasures that were hidden under water for tens and even thousands of years. <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%AC%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%81-%D8%A7... style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> 8-21-2022: A meteor penetrates the atmosphere and lights up the sky of Saudi Arabia. . <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D9%8A%... style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> 2022-8-22: Drought in America reveals giant footprints of dinosaurs dating back 113 million <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%81%D8%A7%... style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> 2022-8-22: 13 Yemenis were killed by thunderbolts within 24 hours Thirteen Yemenis were killed, and 21 others injured, as a result of lightning strikes in the provinces of Amran and Hajjah, in the west of the country, during the past 24 hours.. <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D9%85%D9%82%D8%AA%D9%84-13-%D9... style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> 8-22-2022: Catastrophic floods flood a number of villages in Sudan, leaving dozens dead Tragic conditions caused by torrential rains and floods in a number of states in Sudan, killing dozens of people, damaging thousands of homes, blocking roads and forcing tens of thousands to flee to other <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%B6%D8%A7%D9%86%... style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> 2022-8-27: Catastrophic floods inundate several areas in Pakistan, leaving hundreds dead and losses exceeding $10 billion Floods caused by monsoon rains that began in early June in Pakistan killed more than 1,060 people, displaced more than 33 million people, damaged thousands of homes, left millions homeless, destroyed buildings, bridges and roads, and left vast areas of the country under <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%A3%D8%B1%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%85-... style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> 2022-8-31: A small earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale hits the Al-Baha region, southwest of Saudi Arabia. It was felt by the residents of the region and the surrounding areas, tweeters transmitted through the social networking site Twitter a number of <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D9%8A%... documenting the occurrence of rockslides in the mountains of the Al-Baha region and the damage to a <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D9%87%D8%B2%D8%A9-%D8%A3%D8%B1... style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The most prominent events of September 2022</h2> 6-9-2022: Giant hailstones fall in the summer and cause heavy losses in Spain On Tuesday, a severe hailstorm hit the Catalonia region, in northern Spain, after the unprecedented heat wave that the country witnessed, and the storm, which lasted for a little more than 10 minutes, caused the death of a child and left dozens injured, and great property <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%AD%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A8... style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> 7-9-2022: Typhoon Hinamenur ... leaves devastation and 10 dead in South Korea The death toll from Typhoon "Hinamnor", one of the most powerful typhoons to strike South Korea in decades, has reached 10, after the storm hit the southern coast with huge waves and heavy rains, flooding streets and buildings. <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%A5%D8%B9%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%B1-... style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> 8-9-2022: Queen Elizabeth II dies at the age of 96 Queen Elizabeth II died, after Britain's longest reign spanning seven decades, and Buckingham Palace announced on Thursday (September 8) her death at the age of 96 (1926-2022), and Charles immediately became king after the death of his mother. 8-9-2022: Catastrophic torrents and floods in central Italy, leaving several dead.. <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D9%82%D8%AA%D9%84%D9%89-%D9%88... style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> 9-12-2022: Forest fires in France devour more than 1,000 hectares, amid record temperatures. <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%A7-... style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> 13-9-2022: A residential building collapsed in the Lweibdeh area in Jordan , killing 14 people and injuring 10 others.. <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/%D8%B3%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AA/%D8%B9%D9%85%D8%A... style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> 2022-9-18: Thousands take shelter in shelters as Typhoon Nanmadol, one of the strongest typhoons to hit Japan, arrives Typhoon Nanmadol brought winds of up to 234 kph and dumped up to 500 mm of rain in less than 24 hours in parts of the southwestern Kyushu region. At least 20,000 people were spending the night in shelters in Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures in Kyushu. <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%A5%D8%B9%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%B1-... style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> 2022-9-19: Hurricane Fiona causes widespread destruction in the US island of Puerto Rico Hurricane Fiona hit parts of Puerto Rico on Monday, causing power outages in several areas, landslides and widespread flooding as the storm moved west towards the Dominican Republic, while President Joe Biden declared a state of emergency on the American island.. <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%A5%D8%B9%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%B1-... style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> 2022-9-24: Storm Fiona hits the coast of Canada and records the lowest pressure values in the country's <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%B5%... style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> 9-24-2022: Typhoon Talas hits Japan, causing landslides and deaths... <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%A5%D8%B9%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%B1-... style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> 9-24-2022: 36 people were killed in one day as a result of lightning and heavy rains in India... <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D9%85%D9%82%D8%AA%D9%84-36-%D8... style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> 9-27-2022: A lightning bolt caused the death of 3 people of Arab nationality, who took shelter under a tree in the Bulgarian capital, <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%B9%D9%82%D8%A9-... style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> 9-27-2022: The "Dart" probe collides with an asteroid in space, announcing the success of the first Earth defense test NASA's "Dart" probe collided with an asteroid, destroying itself, in an experimental mission to find out the extent to which it is possible to prevent a large rock in space from colliding with the Earth, by deflecting it from its <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%A8%... style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> 2022-9-29: Hurricane Ian causes dozens of deaths and millions of dollars in damages in the US state of Florida Ian terrorized millions most days of the week, battering western Cuba before crossing the coast of Florida from the Gulf of Mexico into the Atlantic Ocean, then massing a final assault on the Carolinas. Even the mid-Atlantic doubled, and the death toll was: 81 deaths in Florida, four in North Carolina, and three in <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%A5%D8%B9%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%B1-... style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> 9-29-2022: About 200,000 tons of methane gas leaked from Nord Stream lines in the Baltic Sea Scientists have warned of an environmental catastrophe after a methane gas leak in the aftermath of the explosion of the "Nord Stream" pipeline that supplies several European countries with gas coming from <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AB%D8%A9-... style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The most prominent events of October 2022</h2> 5-10-2022: A government decision to install daylight saving time in Jordan throughout the <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%AA%D8%AB%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%AA-... style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> 2022-10-9: Heavy smoke and lava eruption and partial collapse as Stromboli volcano erupts in Italy The volcano on the Italian island of Stromboli erupted on Sunday, unleashing a lava flow that made its way into the sea off the southern Italian coast near Sicily, and the partial collapse of the crater and the eruption of lava led to a three-minute <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D9%8A%... wave. 10-11-2022: After the record heat waves...early autumn snow and severe cold invade China... <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%A8%D8%B9%D8%AF-%D9%85%D9%88... style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> 10-14-2022: Catastrophic floods in Nigeria kill more than 500 people and flood thousands of <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%B6%D8%A7%D9%86%... style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> 10-15-2022: Severe floods sweeping the Greek island of Crete, sweeping away cars and leaving a death.. <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%B6%D8%A7%D9%86%... style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> 10-16-2022: Rain floods the roads and large hailstones rain over Lebanon It rained heavily on Sunday afternoon in Lebanon, as water flooded the roads in Beddawi in Tripoli, and large hailstones fell in the Kosha area in <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D9%8A%... style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> 10-25-2022: Partial solar eclipse (visible from some Arab countries) The partial eclipse this time was visible in most parts of Europe, North Africa, the Middle East and western parts of Asia, including some Arab countries.. <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%A8%D8%B9%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%86... coverage</a> 2022-10-28: Dozens killed in a violent tropical storm that unleashed floods and landslides in the <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B1%D8%B9-%D8%A7... style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The most prominent events of November 2022</h2> 2022-11-8: Lunar eclipse The second lunar eclipse occurred during the year, and it was visible in varying proportions in southern and eastern Europe - Asia - Australia - North America - South America - the Pacific Ocean - the Atlantic Ocean - the Indian Ocean, and it was observed in parts of the Arab countries in the form of a semi-lunar eclipse or a partial eclipse , so that the moon passes in the semi-shadow of the earth, and the moonlight only weakens.. <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%A8%D8%AB-%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%A7... style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> 11-11-2022: An exceptional rainy situation affects the region, with rains that flooded the roads of Kuwait and covered areas in Saudi Arabia and Iraq with hailstones.. <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D9%8A%... style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> 11-16-2022: NASA's new rocket launched on its mission to the moon. <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D9%8A%... style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> 2022-11-18: Snow storms hit northern New York, with a state of emergency declared. <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B5%D9%81-... style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> 2022-11-20: 160 dead and hundreds of homes damaged in the Indonesia earthquake. <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%A7%... style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> 11-20-2022: The opening ceremony of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.. <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%A8%D8%AB-%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%A7... style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> 2022-11-27: Mauna Loa volcano - the largest active volcano in the world - erupts after a 38-year <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%86-... style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The most prominent events of December 2022</h2> 2022-12-4: Semeru volcano erupts in Indonesia, and the authorities raise the warning to the highest level... <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%88-... style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> 11-12-2022: The launch of the "Rashid" spacecraft in the first Emirati mission to explore the <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%A8%D8%AB-%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%A7... style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> 2022-12-22: One of the most severe cold waves hits North America, causing the death of at least 55 people, and disrupting movement and air traffic in conjunction with the holiday season. <iframe allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="314" scrolling="no" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=314&href=https%3A%... style="border:none;overflow:hidden" width="560"></iframe> 2022-12-28: Torrential rains caused floods that struck separate parts of the Philippines, claiming more than 32 deaths, 11 injured, 24 missing, and 4,068 homes damaged, indicating that material damage in the agricultural sector was estimated at more than 205 million and 539 thousand (Philippine pesos), and infrastructure damage of 51 million 550 thousand (Philippine pesos).. <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%A7%...

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