Notable Extreme Weather Events

YearEventDetails
2023Hottest year on recordGlobal mean temperature 1.18C above the 20th-century average (NOAA)
2023Canadian wildfiresRecord 18.5 million hectares burned, smoke reached Europe
2022Pakistan floodsOne-third of country submerged, 33M people affected
2022European heatwaveRecord 40.3C in UK, 60K+ excess deaths in Europe
2021Pacific Northwest heat dome49.6C in Lytton, Canada — all-time national record
2021European floods220+ deaths across Germany and Belgium
2020Arctic sea ice minimumSecond-lowest extent in satellite record
2020Australian bushfiresBlack Summer — 18.6M hectares, 3B animals affected
2019Venice floodingWorst acqua alta since 1966, 1.87m tide