2024 Disasters in Numbers
<p>In 2024, the Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT) recorded 393 natural hazard-related disasters. These events caused 16,753 fatalities and affected 167.2 million people. Economic losses totaled US$241.95
Storms
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Monsoon wager: climate change and the Indian monsoon
This latest Greenpeace report says that climate change could bring about significant change to the intensity, geographic distribution and inter seasonal breaks in the Indian monsoon, which would have enormous social consequences.
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Whats fanning heat waves
Archita Bhatta Scientists pore over data to explain the unusual weather They can
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Cyclone Aila Kills Nearly 200 In Bangladesh, India
Nearly 200 people have been killed by a cyclone that ripped through Bangladesh and eastern India, while millions remained marooned by floodwater or forced to live in shelters.
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Storm trail cripples north, 40 landslides in Darjeeling
Cyclone Aila set off as many as 40 landslides across the Darjeeling hills today, killing at least 20. The toll in the storm and rain triggered by the dissipating storm in north Bengal stood at 23, with three deaths reported each from Malda, Cooch Behar and South Dinajpur. A 12-year-old girl, hit by a flying branch, was among the victims.
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Warming is now audible too, says new research
Ask any skeptic of global warming to keep his ears open and he would get to hear the evidence. With large portions of ice shelves falling off and glaciers melting, the ravages of climate change are not just visible, now it
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Thunder storm claims dozen lives in UP
The thunder storm which struck on late Sunday night claimed about a dozen lives in three separate incidents reported from Badaun, Mahamayanagar and Gautam Buddh Nagar.
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Cyclone Slams Bangladesh And India, 33 Dead
A cyclone slammed into parts of Bangladesh and eastern India on Monday, triggering tidal surges and flooding that forced some half a million people from their homes and killed almost three dozen people. Storm officials in coastal Bangladesh moved about 500,000 people to temporary shelters after they left their homes to escape huge tidal waves churned by winds up to 100 kph (60 mph).
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Last Year's Rain Hits Beach Quality
The number of British beaches recommended for bathing has dropped by a record 16.5 percent because of poor weather last year, the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) said on Friday. In its annual Good Beach Guide, the MCS said 370 beaches out of 777 tested were recommended for their excellent water quality, down from 444 in 2008.
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Bangladesh Warns Of Storm In Bay of Bengal
Bangladesh said on Saturday a tropical storm was brewing in the Bay of Bengal and advised ports to hoist warning signals and asked all fishing boats and trawlers not to venture into deep seas. The meteorological department said the storm packing winds up to 50 km (31 miles) per hour was 815 km (510 miles) southwest of the country's main Chittagong port at 0900 GMT on Saturday.
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Four killed in Gurgaon hailstorm
Four persons, including two women, died and more than six were injured in a hailstorm yesterday. All bodies have been sent for postmortem. While the injured have been admitted to a hospital. The storm was so strong that people on road tried to protect themselves by clinging to the wall. But the walls proved to be a killer as most of them died or got hurt because of it.