Worldwide the number of "Extreme Weather Incidents" - hurricanes, floods,
mudslides, which cause severe destruction and loss of life - has doubled
every decade. Source: Deutsche Welle 19.12.00.
Hurricane Lothar
On Boxing Day 1999 a low pressure system crossed France and Germany, causing
high winds and leaving a trail of destruction.
Swathes of forest were destroyed. "200 year old trees were broken like
matchsticks", commented one observer.
The resulting clearing up operation resulted in more casulties than clearing
mines in Kosovo. Source: Deutsche Welle 19.12.00.
Flooding in Britain
The autumn of 2000 was the wettest since records began 250 years ago.
Flooding has occured in some areas on a scale unknown.
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