Extreme Weather Patterns
Name of Region:
Type of Disaster:
Economic Impact
Chennai, on the other hand,
has barely hit the global radar
screen. The worst flooding in
the world this year, the
economic loss from which is
expected to amount to $3
billion, has received
remarkable inattention.
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A rainfall of epic proportions Many of them had to be November was the rainiest
triggered the region's worst airlifted from their homes month in Chennai's history,
flood in over 100 years, when over 12 feet of water so the land was saturated
drowning a city of 4.8 million. came in. Hundreds of when the skies burst,
musicians and talented artists pounding the city with 11
on December 2, the city of lost their homes, their inches of rain, 34 times the
Chennai, India -- named one instruments, their paintings, daily average. Scientists
of the "hottest cities of 2015" their sculptures. Some lost say an El Nino of
by the BBC and one of the their lives. unprecedented
"52 places to go in 2014" by strength dramatically
The New York Times -- went But Chennai is proving raised temperatures in the
underwater. resilient -- not because of Indian Ocean and was the
assistance from other cause of all the rain.
Chennai allowed countries or international
development near its charitable organizations, but
waterways to go unchecked because of the spirit and
for decades, dooming the city character of the community
when it confronted a 100- itself. It is creative,
year storm, just as New determined and passionate.
Orleans failed to meet the
challenge of Hurricane
Katrina.
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