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 …
The first hurricane to form in the Atlantic in January since 1938 has added to the list of recent extreme weather events including the hottest global average temperatures by far for December. Hurricane Alex on Friday was heading for the Azores islands after forming over sea-surface temperatures much cooler than …
Residents of Vanuatu are taking shelter as a category four cyclone brings heavy rain and strong winds to the same area devastated by the largest cyclone in the South Pacific island nation’s history last year, aid workers said on Sunday. Disaster management authorities have issued a red alert for islands …
Insurance claims for damage caused by floods so far this winter will reach £1.3bn, the Association of British Insurers (ABI) has said. The figure is the value of claims for those affected by storms Desmond, Eva and Frank for damage to homes, businesses and vehicles. The ABI said that around …
Coastal cities are vulnerable to increasing flood risks caused by the combination of sea-level rise (SLR) and storm tides (STs), due to their low-lying topography and densely distributed assets. Faced with this challenge, comprehensive and integrated flood risk information is vital and fundamental for the planning, implementation and optimization of …
About 16,000 houses in England were flooded during the wettest December in a century, Environment Secretary Elizabeth Truss has told MPs. Defending the government's response to the crisis, she said flood defences had protected more than 20,000 homes. Financial aid was provided in "record time", and there are plans to …
Mozambique’s relief agency, the National Institute for Disaster Management (INGC) says about 140 families were left homeless following heavy rains that pounded the Montepuez district in the country’s northern province of Cabo Delgado at the weekend. INGC said heavy rains accompanied by strong winds destroyed 17 homes, while leaving some …
An El Niño-strengthened storm brought widespread rain to drought-stricken California on Tuesday, triggering flooding that clogged roadways, and authorities warned residents about possible mud slides. The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued flash flood watches for much of the coast from San Diego to San Francisco and said storms would …
Climate change should be treated as a national security issue by the Government, Labour has said, as England braces itself for more flooding cause by Storm Frank. Lisa Nandy, the party’s shadow energy and climate change secretary, called on the Government to update its national resilience plan to deal with …
Thousands of homes are without power and major emergency schemes are being activated as Storm Frank began lashing the west coast of Britain. The worst of the effects so far have been felt in Northern Ireland and Scotland, where the storm hit on Tuesday night and into the early hours …
The north pole could be hotter than Chicago, Vienna or Istanbul on Wednesday due to the low pressure system that has brought tornados to Dallas and high winds and heavy rainfall to the UK. The Arctic could reach temperatures about 35C (63F) warmer than average for this time of year, …
The storms hitting southern Brazil over the past few weeks have caused 17 towns in Rio Grande do Sul state to declare a state of emergency, local authorities said Tuesday. According to the local Civil Defense services, a total of 1,564 families had to flee their homes due to floods …
Missouri has been engulfed by “historic and dangerous” flooding with water levels expected to rise to record levels in the coming days in the wake of a severe storm that has wreaked devastation throughout the southern and midwest United States. As the National Guard was called in to maintain security …
More than 1,400 flights have been canceled across the United States and another 2,600 have been delayed due to the large storm system moving through the middle part of the country. Hundreds of roads across the South have also closed because of the flooding, ice and blizzard conditions that have …
The death toll due to severe storms slamming several southern and central states in the US has risen to at least 43. In Texas, at least 11 people died after a series of tornadoes hit the Dallas area. The remaining 30 people were killed in Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee, Illinois, Alabama …
From some of the worst floods ever known in Britain, to record-breaking temperatures over the Christmas holiday in the US and forest fires in Australia, tumultuous recent weather events are likely to be down to the natural phenomenon known as El Niño making the effects of man-made climate change worse, …
The Environment Agency had 17 flood warnings in place on Tuesday morning, two in the north-east, 12 in the north-west and three in Wales. These are one step below the severest category which warns of risk to life, but still indicate immediate action is required. Cumbria, which bore the brunt …
As Los Angeles grapples with a huge homelessness problem, El Nino weather patterns are likely to bring torrential downpours in coming months and add to the misery of the thousands of people who sleep on the city's streets. "It is a crisis in LA, and I don't think people realize …
About 233 families have been left destitute after a violent rainstorm destroyed their houses in Phalombe district, police have confirmed. On Tuesday December 15th, the district experienced a downpour accompanied by strong winds, leaving over one thousand people homeless. About 12 people including children were injured by the violent rainstorm …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Compensation for loss of crops, 18/12/2015. Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare is concerned with coordination of relief measures necessitated by drought, hailstorm, pest attack, cold wave/frost. The details of financial assistance approved State-wise by the Government of India from National Disaster Response …
Maoist rebels in the Philippines exploited the havoc unleashed by a typhoon to attack an army relief convoy on Friday, authorities said, as the death toll from the storm rose to 41. Melor, a category 3 typhoon when it made landfall in the central Philippines this week, died out in …
