53 ° C in the United States, 52 ° C in China, 48 ° C in Sardinia… After the hottest June in history, July is marked by exceptional heatwaves throughout the Northern Hemisphere. The record for the highest temperature ever recorded, 54.4 ° C in the shade, could even be broken in the aptly named “Death Valley” in the United States.
This suffocating weather is feared to cause fires similar to those that ravaged Canada or currently raging in Greece, but also waves of fatalities among the most vulnerable. The heat domes responsible for this global phenomenon are undeniably linked to climate change.
Japan issued heatstroke alerts on Monday for 32 of its 47 prefectures, which are experiencing temperatures close to the absolute record of 41.1 ° C reached in 2018.
Multiplicity of climate hazards
This country is also facing torrential rains that have caused nearly ten deaths. These bad weather conditions threaten several regions of Asia, such as northern India where tens of thousands of households have had their homes flooded. South Korea is particularly bereaved, with dozens of deaths as well.
And like the heat, the threat of water will worsen. In the Mediterranean, sea levels have risen by 2.8 mm per year over the last decades, threatening coastlines and cities like Venice, which is experiencing increasing floods.
“Sea level rise is already affecting the coastal waters of the Mediterranean basin and is expected to increase the risk of flooding, erosion and saltwater intrusion”, says the IPCC.
In 2023, heatwaves, droughts, and megafires compete with floods. It is this multiplicity of climate hazards that the cartoonist Pedro X. Molina illustrated.
For over twenty years, this artist from Nicaragua has been telling the world through drawings everywhere on the planet.
His works have been published by world-renowned newspapers such as Politico, Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, Courrier International. Today, his drawings are published daily on Confidencial.com.ni. He has also contributed to the Cartooning for Peace collection by Gallimard editions.
Drawing for peace is an international network of committed cartoonists dedicated to promoting freedom of expression, human rights, and mutual respect among populations of different cultures or beliefs through the universality of editorial cartoons.
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