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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Protect the mangroves
The tsunami of December 26, 2004, devastated many coastal areas in Sri Lanka. Curiously, the tsunami spared several areas which had mangroves - dense forests of salt-resistant trees and shrubs that grow in brackish, low-lying coastal swamps in the tropics and subtropics.
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Cyclone alert for coastal areas
The National Disaster Management Authority, New Delhi, and the Regional Meteorological Centre, Kolkata, today issued a caution stating that a cyclonic storm could hit coastal parts of the state in the next 48 hours.
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Cyclonic storm 'Bijli moves northwards
A cyclonic storm codenamed 'Bijli' formed over the west-central and adjoining east-central Bay and moved slightly northwards on Thursday evening, packing a wind speed of up to 80 kilometers per hour. A latest special bulletin of the Met Office said it was centered about 735 km southwest of Chittagong Port, 685 km southwest of Cox's Bazar Port and 600 km south/southwest of Mongla Port at 6pm.
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Bangladesh Warns Of Storm In Bay Of Bengal
- Bangladesh advised ports to hoist cautionary signals and asked all fishing boats and trawlers not to venture into deep seas as a tropical storm brewed in the Bay of Bengal, the meteorological department said on Wednesday. The storm packing winds up to 50 km (31 miles) was 1,135 km (710 miles) southwest of the country's main Chittagong port at 0000 GMT.
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Hailstorm runs havoc in estates
Alipurduar: A hailstorm accompanied by rain flattened tea bushes and damaged property in four tea gardens of the Alipurduar subdivision last night. The calamity hit the Tasati, Mujnai Subhasini and Ethelbari tea estates around 10.15pm and left a trail of devastation in just 15 minutes.
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Natural disasters
Unfortunately this poor country is probably the most disaster prone in the world. Rapid growth in population and a slow rate of growth of the economy have forced a substantial part of the ever increasing population to settle in areas too risky for human habitation.
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Hailstorm hits wheat crop
Light to moderate rain accompanied by hailstorm at some places in Punjab has devastated wheat and other crops in about 50-60 villages.
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More dust storms may hit this week: Met
AHMEDABAD : Mercury levels in the city have shot up with temperatures going two degrees above normal. Weatherman warns that there may be more dust storms this week. The last such storm hit the city in March and claimed 52 trees.
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30 feared killed in tornado in Orissa
At least 30 people, including a child, were feared killed and over 200 others injured when a tornado ripped through a dozen of villages in Orissa
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Sea-level rise and storm surges: a comparative analysis of impacts in Developing Countries
An increase in sea surface temperature is evident at all latitudes and in all oceans. The current understanding is that ocean warming plays a major role in intensified cyclone activity and heightened storm surges.