The carcass of an elephant that died during the drought is seen in the Shaba National Reserve, Isiolo county, Kenya, 22 September 2022. Photo: Baz Ratner / REUTERS
The carcass of an elephant that died during the drought is seen in the Shaba National Reserve, Isiolo county, Kenya, 22 September 2022. Photo: Baz Ratner / REUTERS

30 December 2022 (Reuters) – From historic droughts to floods, climate change worsened weather extremes in 2022.

Internally displaced Somali woman Habiba Bile stands near the carcass of her dead livestock following severe droughts near Dollow, Gedo Region, Somalia, 26 May 2022. Photo: Feisal Omar / REUTERS
Internally displaced Somali woman Habiba Bile stands near the carcass of her dead livestock following severe droughts near Dollow, Gedo Region, Somalia, 26 May 2022. Photo: Feisal Omar / REUTERS
Flood victims gather to receive food handout in a camp, following rains and floods during the monsoon season in Sehwan, Pakistan, 14 September 2022. Photo: Akhtar Soomro / REUTERS
Flood victims gather to receive food handout in a camp, following rains and floods during the monsoon season in Sehwan, Pakistan, 14 September 2022. Photo: Akhtar Soomro / REUTERS
An aerial view shows a branch of the Loire River as historical drought hits France, in Loireauxence, France, 16 August 2022. Photo: Stephane Mahe / REUTERS
An aerial view shows a branch of the Loire River as historical drought hits France, in Loireauxence, France, 16 August 2022. Photo: Stephane Mahe / REUTERS
Sand begins to surround houses close to the town of Ambovombe, Androy region, Madagascar, 15 February 2022. Four years of drought, along with deforestation caused by people burning or cutting down trees to make charcoal or to open up land for farming, have transformed the area into a dust bowl. Photo: Alkis Konstantinidis / REUTERS
Sand begins to surround houses close to the town of Ambovombe, Androy region, Madagascar, 15 February 2022. Four years of drought, along with deforestation caused by people burning or cutting down trees to make charcoal or to open up land for farming, have transformed the area into a dust bowl. Photo: Alkis Konstantinidis / REUTERS
A mother and her two children wade through the water as they look for shelter during a flood, amidst heavy rains that caused widespread flooding in the northeastern part of the country, in Sylhet, Bangladesh, 18 June 2022. Photo: Abdul Goni / REUTERS
A mother and her two children wade through the water as they look for shelter during a flood, amidst heavy rains that caused widespread flooding in the northeastern part of the country, in Sylhet, Bangladesh, 18 June 2022. Photo: Abdul Goni / REUTERS
Tina Ekiro from the Turkana pastoralist community affected by the worsening drought due to failed rain seasons, waters sheep from an open well dug on a dry riverbed in Loyoro village of Kalokol in Turkana, Kenya, 28 September 2022. Photo: Thomas Mukoya / REUTERS
Tina Ekiro from the Turkana pastoralist community affected by the worsening drought due to failed rain seasons, waters sheep from an open well dug on a dry riverbed in Loyoro village of Kalokol in Turkana, Kenya, 28 September 2022. Photo: Thomas Mukoya / REUTERS
Horses seek shelter as Fairview Fire burns near Hemet, California, 5 September 2022. Photo: David Swanson / REUTERS
Horses seek shelter as Fairview Fire burns near Hemet, California, 5 September 2022. Photo: David Swanson / REUTERS
A sheep looks for something to graze during a severe drought in the Cijara reservoir, in Villarta de los Montes, Spain, 6 August 2022. A prolonged dry spell and extreme heat that made July the hottest month in Spain since at least 1961, left Spanish reservoirs at just 40 percent of capacity on average in early August. Photo: Susana Vera / REUTERS
A sheep looks for something to graze during a severe drought in the Cijara reservoir, in Villarta de los Montes, Spain, 6 August 2022. A prolonged dry spell and extreme heat that made July the hottest month in Spain since at least 1961, left Spanish reservoirs at just 40 percent of capacity on average in early August. Photo: Susana Vera / REUTERS
People stand next to a flooded area, as Cyclone Batsirai sweeps inland, in Fianarantsoa, Madagascar, 6 February 2022. Photo: Alkis Konstantinidis / REUTERS
People stand next to a flooded area, as Cyclone Batsirai sweeps inland, in Fianarantsoa, Madagascar, 6 February 2022. Photo: Alkis Konstantinidis / REUTERS
A waste collector climbs down while looking for recyclable materials as smoke billows from burning garbage at the Bhalswa landfill site on World Environment Day in New Delhi, India, 5 June 2022. Photo: Anushree Fadnavis / REUTERS
A waste collector climbs down while looking for recyclable materials as smoke billows from burning garbage at the Bhalswa landfill site on World Environment Day in New Delhi, India, 5 June 2022. Photo: Anushree Fadnavis / REUTERS
A chameleon tries to stay out of the water during floods caused by heavy rain in Imperatriz, Maranhao state, Brazil, 6 January 2022. Photo: Ueslei Marcelino / REUTERS
A chameleon tries to stay out of the water during floods caused by heavy rain in Imperatriz, Maranhao state, Brazil, 6 January 2022. Photo: Ueslei Marcelino / REUTERS
A woman wades through chest-deep flood after Super Typhoon Noru, in San Ildefonso, Bulacan province, Philippines, 26 September 2022. Photo: Eloisa Lopez / REUTERS
A woman wades through chest-deep flood after Super Typhoon Noru, in San Ildefonso, Bulacan province, Philippines, 26 September 2022. Photo: Eloisa Lopez / REUTERS
A flood victim takes refuge along a road in a makeshift tent, following rains and floods during the monsoon season in Mehar, Pakistan, 29 August 2022. Photo: Akhtar Soomro / REUTERS
A flood victim takes refuge along a road in a makeshift tent, following rains and floods during the monsoon season in Mehar, Pakistan, 29 August 2022. Photo: Akhtar Soomro / REUTERS
Residents watch part of the Sheep Fire wildfire burn through a forest on a hillside near their homes in Wrightwood, California, 11 June 2022. Photo: Kyle Grillot / REUTERS
Residents watch part of the Sheep Fire wildfire burn through a forest on a hillside near their homes in Wrightwood, California, 11 June 2022. Photo: Kyle Grillot / REUTERS

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