In 2012, Great Britain and Ireland experienced
the wettest spring in a hundred years and extensive
flooding across the islands. In June 2013, heavy
monsoon rain over northern India led to multiple
mudslides and 6500 deaths. In September, recordbreaking
heavy rain in Colorado and subsequent flooding
killed eight people and caused $2 billion in damage.
In October, east coast cities of Zhejiang Province in
China were submerged in one of the worst flooding on
record brought by Typhoon Fitow, with total damage
amounting to $6.7 billion.