The impressive images of the havoc left in its wake by Storm Alberto in Mexico and Texas that caused at least 3 deaths

The first tropical system of 2024 left flooding, property damage and deaths in its wake.

Storm Alberto, which has already dissipated, arrived in northeastern Mexico with sustained winds of 80 km/h.

It largely affected the states of Nuevo León and Tamaulipas.

In Nuevo León, according to the Mexican authorities, the cyclone caused the death of three peopletwo of them minors.

Photographs of the affected places show vegetation on the ground, flooding and damaged structures.

The National Hurricane Center predicted before Alberto made landfall that it would cause “life-threatening” flooding.

Although the cyclone did not hit the US directly, its edges brought significant rain to the state of Texas.

At least 10cm fell in Southside, near Houston, leading to evacuations being ordered, according to CBS News, the BBC’s US partner.

In Nuevo León, transportation remained suspended, while in Tamaulipas, schools were closed.

An active hurricane season

The North Atlantic hurricane season runs from June to November. This year there could be up to seven major hurricanes, the US meteorological agency warned last month. This is more than double the usual amount.

Record sea surface temperatures are partly responsible for this forecast, as is a likely change in regional weather patterns.

While there is no evidence that climate change is producing more hurricanes, is making these natural phenomena more powerful and cause more intense rains.

Climate change also made extreme heat in the southwestern United States, Mexico and Central America about 35 times more likely, scientists from the World Weather Attribution (WWA) group said in a new report on Thursday.

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