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
United States Of America (US)
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US faces fresh water shortages due to climate change, research says
The pressures of climate change and population growth could cause water shortages in most of the United States, preliminary government-backed research said on Thursday. As many as 96 water basins out
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River flood swamps 2,000 buildings in Northern California
A rain-swollen river in Northern California flooded about 2,000 homes and businesses on Wednesday along a valley famous for its wineries and left residents of one town stranded by high waters, officials
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Pesticide exposure contributes to faster ALS progression
While exact causes of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) remain unknown, new research showspesticides and other environmental pollutants advance the progression of the neurodegenerativedisease. The
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Ohio city votes to give Lake Erie personhood status over algae blooms
When they first started talking about doing something about the algae blooms in Lake Erie, which had made the once pristine water green and slimy and unhealthy from agricultural phosphorous runoff, people
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Coal’s poisonous legacy: groundwater contaminated by coal ash across the U.S.
Almost every coal-fired power plant in the US is contaminating groundwater with unsafe levels of toxic pollution, according to the first comprehensive analysis of the consequences of coal ash waste disposal.
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An assessment of the impacts of climate change on the Great Lakes
This report assesses the current and projected impacts of climate change on the Great Lakes. This assessment aims to evaluate the effects of climate change on the Great Lakes, its shorelines, regional
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American scientists find better way to recycle plastic bottles
American scientists have developed a more effective and greener way to recycle the single-use plastics made from a common polyester material, which could help pretect oceans from plastic waste by jumpstarting
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Worst flooding in decades turns California town into island
The worst flooding in over 20 years turned the Northern California community of Guerneville into an island on Wednesday after authorities ordered thousands of residents to get out or risk being stranded
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US keeps air pollution standard established under Obama
U.S. environmental regulators on Tuesday announced they are leaving intact an air quality standard for power plant pollution that can worsen asthma in children, despite calls by health advocates for a
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Coastal Communities Losing Ground On Climate Change Planning
Coastal communities like Homer, Alaska, are losing ground when it comes to planning for climate change even as they’re already seeing its effects, according to new research out of the University of Alberta.