The year 2024 is approaching and the world is ready to welcome the new year. The last few days of the year 2024 are left, so the time has come to take a look at the events of this year. In the year 2024, the world had to face many serious crises. Many significant incidents and accidents have occurred around the world. These events were not only impactful, but their impact would be felt for a long time. Let’s take a look at the major events of 2024, whether natural or man-made.
natural disasters
Earthquake: Many places faced natural disasters in the year 2024. In January 2024, an earthquake of 7.8 magnitude occurred in Tokyo. The entire city shook due to this earthquake and many buildings collapsed. Thousands of people became homeless and hundreds lost their lives. The aftershocks of the earthquake have made the situation even more serious. Not only in Japan, the earthquake created panic among people in all parts of the world from America to Afghanistan.
a human tragedy
War and conflict: War and conflict continued in many countries in 2024. Thousands of people have been killed and millions displaced in the conflict between Ukraine and Russia. Similarly, conflicts continued in the Middle East, prominent among which were Syria and Yemen. The war continues between Israel and Hamas. There was a time when the world felt that war between Israel and Iran could escalate.
Migration Crisis: The migration crisis has deepened due to ongoing conflict and instability in many parts of Africa and the Middle East. Europe and other developed countries have seen a huge increase in the number of refugees. Many times such accidents were seen when boats full of migrants sank in the sea and hundreds of people died.
health disasters
Spread of the pandemic: Another deadly pandemic will arrive in 2024 along with new variants of COVID-19. This epidemic affected many parts of Africa and Asia. According to the World Health Organization, as of June 12, 2024, 97,281 cases of monkeypox had been reported worldwide. Not only this, 208 people lost their lives due to monkeypox across the world. The World Health Organization had also declared it an epidemic.
Health crisis: Ebola and other infectious diseases continue to spread in many parts of Africa, affecting thousands of people. After Africa, a case was also found in the Philippines. The disease began in Djerkor, a remote area of Guinea, but has infected millions of people.
Environmental challenges
Atmospheric pollution: Pollution levels increase worldwide in 2024. Health problems due to pollution have increased in China, India and other developing countries. The joint report ‘State of the Global Air-2024’ released by UNICEF and ‘Health Effects Institute’ (HEI) revealed that a total of 8.1 million people died due to air pollution worldwide in 2021 and the most shocking thing is that It is said that out of these 81 lakh people who died due to polluted air, 7.09 lakh were children below 5 years of age.
Climate Change: Climate change is causing glaciers to melt, sea levels to rise and more and more natural disasters. A new analytical study on climate change claims that one billion people will die in the next century if the level of global warming increases by 2 degrees Celsius or more.
