of the cyclones, which he says have had a devastating impact. translation: this year | is proving really traumatic for people. every year, we know these are recurrent phenomena but this year, between 190 and 200 people have already died in the five storms we ve had in madagascar. it s really traumatic, and that changes people s perception about climate change. scientists say that although the frequency of storms here is not increasing, there has been an exponential growth in the most intense cyclones and warmer ocean water may be changing their paths, pushing them southwards. madagascar, northern madagascar, central madagascar has always been exposed to tropical cyclones. it would mean a greater risk for southern regions of madagascar. we also have a small proportion of storms that have always historically tracked south of madagascar and moved south into the mozambique channel, and there is a greater chance of those types of storms forming and moving in
that we have gone from literally the south east of australia burning to literally, the south east of australia flooding. so, the extremes that we have seen of lately, while they have been unprecedented, currently speaking, in the future, they will no longer be unprecedented they will be something more like normal. now, that is not to say that they will occur every single summer because especially in australia, we can flip from really dry conditions to really wet conditions within a matter of a couple of years but these events will look less extreme and more closer to normal because of how extreme future events will be. february in madagascar and cyclone batsirai is the second of five tropical weather systems to impact the island so far this year. thousands have lost their homes. entire villages have been swept away. many people have died. cyclones, the same type of storm as hurricanes, occurfrom november to april here. some go on to make landfall in mozambique, with flooding rain
are recurrent phenomena but this year, between 190 and 200 people have already died in the five storms we ve had in madagascar. it s really traumatic, and that changes people s perception about climate change. scientists say that although the frequency of storms here is not increasing, there has been an exponential growth in the most intense cyclones and warmer ocean water may be changing their paths, pushing them southwards. madagascar, northern madagascar, central madagascar has always been exposed to tropical cyclones. it would mean a greater risk for southern regions of madagascar. we also have a small proportion of storms that have always historically tracked south of madagascar and moved south into the mozambique channel, and there is a greater chance of those types of storms forming and moving in that particular path. and then, if we look at mozambique, it means a greater probability of storms being able to make landfall in southern regions of mozambique,
in the future, they will no longer be unprecedented they will be something more like normal. now, that is not to say that they will occur every single summer because especially in australia, we can flip from really dry conditions to really wet conditions within a matter of a couple of years but these events will look less extreme and more closer to normal because of how extreme future events will be. february in madagascar and cyclone batsirai is the second of five tropical weather systems to impact the island so far this year. thousands have lost their homes. entire villages have been swept away. many people have died. cyclones, the same type of storm as hurricanes, occur from november to april here. some go on to make landfall in mozambique, with flooding rains spreading into neighbouring countries, including malawi. madagascan livah rabearison works for a charity helping people in the aftermath of the cyclones, which he says have had a devastating impact. translation: this yea
fairly regularly, you know, maybe a couple of times in a decade, but the extremity of it, that is that i wouldn t say it s a surprise but that is the most concerning factor that we have gone from literally the south east of australia burning to literally, the south east of australia flooding. so, the extremes that we have seen of lately, while they have been unprecedented, currently speaking, in the future, they will no longer be unprecedented they will be something more like normal. now, that is not to say that they will occur every single summer because especially in australia, we can flip from really dry conditions to really wet conditions within a matter of a couple of years but these events will look less extreme and more closer to normal because of how extreme future events will be. february in madagascar and cyclone batsirai is the second of five tropical weather systems to impact the island so far this year. thousands have lost their homes. entire villages have been s