Picture related to major events of the year 2024 (indicative)
Year Ender 2024: The year 2024 is about to end and the world is ready to welcome the new year. The last few days of the year 2024 are left, so it is time to take a look at the events of this year. In the year 2024, the world faced many serious crises. Many important incidents and accidents have occurred around the world. These incidents were not only impactful, but their impact will be visible for a long time. Be it natural or man-made, let’s take a look at the major events of 2024.
natural disasters
Earthquake: In the year 2024, many places had to face the havoc of nature. In January 2024, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Tokyo. This earthquake shook the entire city and many buildings collapsed. Thousands of people were rendered homeless and hundreds lost their lives. The aftershocks that followed the earthquake 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.
Picture of devastation caused by earthquake in Japan
human tragedy
War and Conflict: War and conflict continue in many countries in 2024. The conflict between Ukraine and Russia has left thousands dead and millions displaced. Similarly, conflicts continued in the Middle East, with Syria and Yemen prominent. The war between Israel and Hamas still continues. There came a time when the world felt that the war between Israel and Iran could escalate.
Migrant Crisis: The migrant crisis deepened due to ongoing conflict and instability in many parts of Africa and the Middle East. Europe and other developed countries saw a huge increase in the number of refugees. Many times such accidents were seen when boats filled with migrants sank in the sea and hundreds of people were killed.
Israeli attack on Gaza
health disasters
Spread of the pandemic: Along with new variants of COVID-19, another deadly pandemic hit in 2024. This epidemic hit 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 in the world had to lose their lives due to monkeypox. The World Health Organization had also declared it an epidemic.
Health crisis: Outbreaks of Ebola and other infectious diseases continued in many parts of Africa, affecting thousands of people. After Africa, one case was also found in the Philippines. The disease originated in Djerrekor, a remote area of Guinea, but has affected millions of people.
Ebola virus infection in African countries
Environmental challenges
Environmental pollution: Pollution levels will increase worldwide in 2024. Health problems due to pollution have increased in China, India and other developing countries. In the joint report ‘State of the Global Air-2024’ released by UNICEF and ‘Health Effects Institute’ (HEI), it was told that a total of 81 lakh people died due to air pollution in the whole world in 2021 and most The shocking thing is that out of these 81 lakh people, 7.09 lakh of those who died due to polluted air were children below 5 years of age.
Climate Change: Climate change has led to melting of glaciers, rise in sea levels and more and more natural disasters. A new analytical study on climate change has claimed that if the level of global warming reaches 2 degrees Celsius or more, one billion people will die in the next century.
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