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So far 2020 has seen a lot of extreme weather events linked to #climatechange but these do not seem to be gaining the media coverage they normally would for obvious reasons. So, starting a thread to track these 
The Australian bushfires are an exception for media coverage but this has since dropped off since #covid19 has accelerated https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2020-03-05/bushfire-crisis-five-big-numbers/12007716
Recent reports say 2-3 billion Australian animals were killed or harmed by the fires https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-53549936
Indonesia has had a lot of floods this year starting with Jakarta which saw widespread flooding across 17 districts in Greater Jakarta, thousands evacuated and dangerous landslides https://time.com/5761097/jakarta-indonesia-floods/
More recently three rivers overflowed in South Sulawesi causing over 20 deaths, thousands to be evacuated https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-15/indonesia-floods-kill-21-people-in-south-sulawesi-2-missing/12458010
A huge outbreak of desert locusts in Africa, the Middle East, South Asia and South America threatening food supply, some evidence that this is being driven by changing weather patterns in the Indian Ocean, linked to climate change. https://eos.org/articles/record-locust-swarms-hint-at-whats-to-come-with-climate-change
Dozens killed by flooding in Brazil early in the year https://www.smh.com.au/world/south-america/dozens-killed-in-brazil-floods-20200126-p53ut4.html
A category five cyclone hit Vanuatu in April killing 31 people and leaving thousands homeless. Getting aid to the affected islands has reportedly been challenging given the regional challenges battling covid19. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/10/its-all-gone-cyclone-harold-cuts-a-deadly-path-through-vanuatu
Millions evacuated from the biggest storm in two decades hits India and Bangladesh https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-18/india-bangladesh-may-shift-millions-as-category-5-storm-nears
Antarctica recorded hottest days on record in Feb 2020 https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/146322/antarctica-melts-under-its-hottest-days-on-record
Ongoing drought in Southern Africa (plus locusts) causing widespread hunger and displacement https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/jan/16/un-sounds-alarm-over-unprecedented-levels-of-hunger-in-southern-africa
