For millions of individuals worldwide, 2020 was a year full of calamities, natural disasters, and unforeseeable events. Since all those calamities took place worldwide, thousands of individuals claimed that 2020 is a cursed year. Even though it hasn’t been over yet, you should still be aware that all events, including the COVID-19 pandemic and natural disasters, are horrific enough. As stated by dozens of independent analytics, 2020 has been the worst time of the entire century’s history. In case you want to learn what the calamities took place this year, consider taking a look at the hand-picked list, alongside reviewing their consequences for individuals, as follows.
COVID-19
It is no surprise that COVID-19 is a calamity that should be mentioned in the first place. With its novel outbreak, the usual way of life across the globe changed. More than sixty million got infected at the moment of writing, while the death toll reached nearly 1.5 million individuals. These statistics become even more horrific if we remember that COVID-19 leaves a person with health consequences related to breathing and lung function.
Except for health outcomes, the COVID-19 pandemic was a real catastrophe for the international community. A usual way of doing business disrupted, eventually causing irreversible damage for economic growth, especially among the developing nations. With millions of individuals who lost their jobs and thousands of private companies closing due to lockdown measures, a novel coronavirus pandemic is one of the century’s greatest calamities. That’s why humanity should learn a lesson regarding the health care system and lockdown measures.
Australian Bushfires
Even though bushfires in Australia technically started in 2019, the last fire was eliminated only in March 2020. These horrific events took much media attention, eventually leading to a situation where the whole world supported Australian measures. An international community managed to cooperate on the issue, alongside making use of countless charitable organizations. Even though Australia’s climatic outlook displays that bushfires are common there, this calamity’s scale was terrific. According to various assessment criteria, nearly 480 million animals have been killed since September, marking one of the greatest catastrophes in the country’s record. Bear in mind that Australian bushfires were clear indicators that humanity should work closely on diminishing fires in forests and mitigating the related risks.
Natural Calamities
Except for the outbreak of novel COVID-19 and noticeable Australian bushfires, dozens of natural calamities, including tornadoes, hurricanes, flooding, wildfires, and droughts, took place throughout 2020. One should remember that most natural calamities occurred worldwide, meaning that no single location was damaged the most. In the United States, the 2020 tornado season was recorded as one of the most brutal ones over the last decades. As reported by specialists, dozens of tornado disasters refer to irreversible climate changes that were happening for years.
Except for tornadoes and the mentioned earlier wildfires, 2020 was also the era full of horrific disasters regarding hurricanes, earthquakes, and floods. If one is to review the particular cases, American storms and their respective 2020 seasons have proven to be threatening, especially while examining the Zeta hurricane consequences. Regarding earthquakes, one has to review the cases of Greece, Turkey, and Japan, where dozens of individuals were injured. From such a perspective, 2020 was a year of horrible natural calamities happening globally.
Beirut Explosion
Another vivid example of how a real calamity can shock the entire world is the case of Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, which stands out the most. Closer to the summer season, on 4 August of 2020, large storage of ammonium nitrate exploded at Beirut’s port. As a result of this explosion, nearly eight thousand individuals were wounded, whereas officials reported 204 deaths.
This explosion led to considerable protests and political changes within Lebanon, aiming to investigate potential causes of storing ammonium nitrate. Even though human mistakes and ignorance caused this even to happen, its aftermath was dreadful. Many countries reported finding even more massive amounts of explosives in their ports. After all, we should be more careful, especially during such a problematic era we’re living in.
Protests and Military Clashes
2020 was the year full of active demonstrations and subsequent violent clashes happening globally. Some of the most representative cases include #BlackLivesMatter protests, anti-presidential riots in Belarus, and an anti-establishment movement in Hong Kong. Except for these famous events, dozens of demonstrations took place globally, such as the Slovenian, Serbian, or even Kyrgyzstani protests.
Except for these social movements, a real calamity was the presence of military encounters. Those conflicts were locally happening in Kashmir, Afghanistan, Lybia, Syria, and Yemen. Once again, we should fix those human-made calamities in the upcoming years to save thousands of lives and advocate for peaceful development worldwide.
Consequences for Regular People
When it comes to the consequences for ordinary persons, it is no surprise that millions of us are living in a constant depression. Since dozens of individuals lost their jobs and mass media are streaming all those horrific news, while national agencies were trying to cope with COVID-19, depression is a common state. Some people even draw parallels between the time we’re living in and horrific events expressed on the Yellow Wallpaper, especially regarding the mental state. If we add lockdown measures and the demise of dozens of famous individuals, no one should doubt that the months of 2020 are real challenges. Since depression and the state of being tired continuously are typical for this year, we should work closely on our mental health. Even though all those events, complemented by economic decline and unemployment, are problematic, we should strive to make our world a better place to live. Regardless of all calamities and disasters, we should remember to care about ourselves and our surroundings in the first place.
Conclusion
Considering that 2020 was horrific due to all events mentioned above and calamities, one should remember that humanity should go through it. It is no surprise that all those catastrophes caused depression and mental health issues in millions of persons. COVID-19, perhaps the greatest calamity of our epoch, brought irreversible health care and economic damage, concurrently causing millions’ demise.
The same goes for plenty of natural calamities, including Australian bushfires, tornadoes, hurricanes, and droughts. Even though those events were challenging, no one said life has to be a piece of cake. Only by going through all those events, humanity strives, restoring a sustainable order. On a personal level, pay more attention to your mental health, followed by tracking how your relatives are doing. Despite all those tragedies, we have to remain humans and still enjoy life’s usual beauties.
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