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
Heat Waves
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Heat-related maladies killed 29 in July after spurring over 18,600 ambulance calls
Heatstroke and other related illnesses caused 18,671 people to be taken to hospitals by ambulance in July and caused 29 deaths, according to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency. Another 353 incurred
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Climate change to stop rain of records in Rio Olympics
Athletes at the Olympic Games may struggle to break world records as they compete with Brazil's rising temperatures caused by climate change. Marathon runners, swimmers, volleyball players and even
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1,000 taken to hospitals as heat wave covers Japan
About 1,000 people were taken to hospitals apparently due to heat stroke or heat exhaustion as a heat wave covered Japan on Saturday, according to a Kyodo News tally. Many locations across the archipelago
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UK weather: Britain could see the beginning of a heatwave next weekend
The sunshine will come back for the south-east of England at least PA The beautiful sunshine much of Britain has seen over the weekend will not last as cooler winds and patches of rain are swept across
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Olympic Records Won’t Come Easy in Rio Because of Climate Change
Athletes at the Olympic Games may struggle to break world records as they compete with Brazil’s rising temperatures caused by climate change. Marathon runners, swimmers, volleyball players and even soccer
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New York power demand to reach 2016 high during heat wave on Monday
Demand for power in New York state on Monday will top Friday's high for 2016 as consumers crank up their air conditioners to escape a heat wave. The New York Independent System Operator (ISO), which
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Weather disasters raise conflict risk in multi-ethnic nations: study
Multi-ethnic nations are vulnerable to armed conflicts after weather disasters such as heatwaves and droughts in a trend that could worsen with global warming, scientists said on Monday. The outbreak
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Heat wave hits Shanghai
Temperatures in Shanghai reached 40 degrees Celsius on Saturday after a five-day heat wave, the municipal meteorology station said. Over seven million cubic meters of mains water were consumed in the
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High pressure dome has most of U.S. sweltering, with fires in West and Northeast drought
PHILADELPHIA – The heat wave gripping parts of the country including Philadelphia, where tens of thousands are descending upon the city for the Democratic National Convention this week, is not going away
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Deal on cutting greenhouse gases in sight for this year: Vienna delegates
A global agreement on cutting the use of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) - potent greenhouse gases used in aerosols, refrigerants and air conditioning - seems within grasp, delegates said on Sunday after ten