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 billion. The year 2024 was marked by extreme temperature events in Asia that caused thousands of deaths, severe droughts in Africa affecting over 25 …
Tornadoes and severe thunderstorms tore across northern Illinois on Thursday as part of a weather system forecast to threaten a swath from the Mississippi River to Ohio. Authorities have received five reports of tornadoes in the area west of Chicago, though it was unknown if the reported twisters were individual …
Fifty-seven people were killed and 24 injured after being struck by lightning in Bihar on Wednesday. The overnight storm also killed dozens of animals in 17 of the 38 districts of the state that received the season’s first rainfall. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today chaired a meeting of IMD and …
Lightning is one of the major threats to multimegawatt wind turbines and a concern for modern aircraft due to the use of lightweight composite materials. Both wind turbines and aircraft can initiate lightning, and very favorable conditions for lightning initiation occur in winter thunderstorms. Moreover, winter thunderstorms are characterized by …
CHONGQING - At least 12 people died after heavy storms across China over the weekend, local authorities said Monday. In southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, five people died after heavy rain since Saturday resulted in rivers bursting their banks and flash floods. The flood control and drought relief headquarters in Chongqing …
NSW set receive a second bout of severe weather this weekend, two weeks after Sydney's coastal suburbs were left damaged by storms. Residents across an arc of eastern Australia stretching from Queensland to Tasmania should be on watch for more potentially severe weather this weekend as another winter storm looms, …
Jaipur: Prolonged heatwave conditions prevailed at several parts of the state on Wednesday as Bikaner remained hottest in the state with a maximum temperature of 47 degrees Celsius, the meteorological reports said. However, there was minor respite in the evening as dust storm and mild showers lashed some parts of …
Giant waves, cyclone-strength winds and torrential rain swept three people to their deaths on Australia's east coast on Monday after the storm forced hundreds to flee their homes. Waves up to five meters (17.5 feet) were pounding much of the east coast, including Sydney, with the Bureau of Meteorology warning …
A tropical depression has formed off the southern coast of Mexico, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Monday, adding it was expected to become a tropical cyclone within 48 hours. The depression was located about 250 miles (402 km) southeast of the coastal resort town of Acapulco, which has …
Events like this weekend's super storm that smashed into eastern Australia are likely to become fewer in frequency in a warming world but pack more intensity when they hit, climate scientists say. The damaging event came just a month after the NSW government announced increased funds and a new coastal …
HAIKOU, June 6 (Xinhua) -- One person was killed and 11 others injured after a tornado hit Wenchang City in south China's Hainan on Sunday afternoon, local authorities said Monday. The tornado struck the townships of Jinshan and Fengpo on the island province, cutting off power supply, uprooting trees and …
In the past decades, natural disasters have caused substantial human and economic losses in Central America, with strong adverse impacts on gross domestic product per capita, income, and poverty reduction. This study provides a regional perspective on the impact of hurricane windstorms on socioeconomic measures in the short term. Apart …
At least 12 people were killed across Uttar Pradesh (UP) due to storms, lightning and heavy rains, an official said on Monday. According to the official, two people were killed in different incidents in Kanpur's Bilhaur area. One person was killed in Mau district when a wall caved in on …
According to the latest report from the Weather, there will be more strong winds, damaging tornadoes, very large hail, and even flash flooding. In a report from ABC, a tornado has already struck a state prison in Southeast Texas, and has created more damage including the roof on a pair …
Tornadoes ripped through the U.S. Great Plains, badly damaging and destroying about 20 houses in Kansas, a day after two people were injured there in storms, local media and authorities said on Wednesday, and more dangerous weather is expected. Intense storms are possible across the region on Thursday and Friday, …
Most climate change impacts manifest in the form of natural hazards. Damage assessment typically relies on damage functions that translate the magnitude of extreme events to a quantifiable damage. In practice, the availability of damage functions is limited due to a lack of data sources and a lack of understanding …
More than 27,000 people have been displaced in central China's Hunan Province following heavy rain this past week. Hunan flood control authority said that 1,826 houses were destroyed in storms in the northwestern and southeastern parts of the province. At least four large reservoirs opened gates to release water in …
More dust storms could be in store for the Arabian Peninsula, scientists warn. Naturally occurring dust particles are among the major airborne pollutants in the region, affecting human health, solar panels and machinery. As human populations grow and the impact of climate change becomes more pronounced, the danger is expected …
At least 24 people were killed as tropical cyclone Roanu lashed the coast of Bangladesh with heavy winds and torrential rains, also forcing the evacuation of half a million residents, authorities said. With 55 miles-per-hour winds and downpours of more than a foot in some areas on Saturday, the cyclone …
Canada will have to set aside more money to deal with natural disasters like wildfires, storms and floods as climate change starts to bite, the head of the country's property insurance industry group said on Wednesday. A wildfire sweeping through the heavily forested oil sands region of Alberta near the …
Coastal urban populations in China are among those most at risk, the study says A British aid charity is warning that by 2060 more than a billion people worldwide will live in cities at risk of catastrophic flooding as a result of climate change. A study by Christian Aid says …
