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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Nigeria: Rainstorm Again, Kills One, Destroys Over 100 Houses in Daura
One person has been confirmed dead and over 100 houses affected by another rainstorm on Sunday night in Daura, Katsina State, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The incident, which left four
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Allergic conjunctivitis on rise due to hot season, pollution in Delhi
Allergies have hit a high ever since the dust storm in the national Capital added to the already polluted air. In the hot summer season, while extreme heat already causes discomfort to the people, conjunctivitis
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North may turn into a ‘dust bowl’
As North India awaits its share of Southwest monsoon, do weather occurrences in the pre-monsoon period this year (unprecedentedly violent dust storms and thunderstorms) a forewarning of an impending ecological
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Thunder storms alert: How extreme weather is costing India $80 billion every year
India remains the fastest growing economy in the world, a poll by Reuters said recently. The finding also found mention in Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s latest blog, where he lauded the ‘phenomenal
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Why Delhi dust haze may be here to stay
While the major air pollution threat in Delhi is from the tiny PM2.5 particles that get embedded in the lungs, during the summer, PM10 is the primary pollutant. For five days last week, a thick layer
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Dust storm wreaks havoc, claims two lives
JAIPUR/ALWAR/KOTA: Dust storm followed by rains hit various parts of the state leaving two persons dead on Tuesday afternoon. However, rains turned weather pleasant in Jaipur as it brought respite from
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Eight killed in Bauchi windstorm, Buhari sends delegation
The federal government has confirmed that eight people were killed in the aftermath of a windstorm on Saturday in Bauchi State. President Muhammadu Buhari’s spokesperson, Garba Shehu, confirmed this
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As dust storms brew, India breathes toxic air throughout the year
In 2018 alone, there have been 50 severe storms across 16 Indian states that have led to more than 500 deaths, compared to 22 storms between 2003 and 2017 Dust storm Deadly dust storms sweeping
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Efforts by civic bodies helped better Delhi's air quality: Environment minister Imran Hussain
The air quality in the national Capital improved to 'moderate' on Monday after a week of high pollution levels caused by the dust storm in the western parts of the country. The Delhi government's environment
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Storms are the new normal
The fact is that the storms of this year hold a mirror to our future Over 50 storms in 16 states of India have killed more than 500 people and destroyed acres of crops in two months — April to May this