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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European State of the Climate Report 2024
<p>Europe is the fastest-warming continent, and the impacts of climate change are clear. 2024 was the warmest year on record for Europe. Storms were often severe and flooding widespread, claiming at least
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Libya: storm and flooding 2023- rapid damage and needs assessment
Reconstruction and recovery needs following the catastrophic flooding in eastern Libya last September are estimated at $1.8 billion, according to this new report by the World Bank, the United Nations,
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Counting the cost 2023: a year of climate breakdown
<p>According to this new analysis of the top 20 costliest extreme climate disasters over 2023 has revealed a “global postcode lottery stacked against the poor” where the relative economic impact of disasters varies considerably across countries.</p>
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Disaster displacement in Asia and the Pacific
<p>People in Asia and the Pacific were displaced more than 225 million times due to disasters triggered by natural hazards from 2010 to 2021, accounting for more than three-quarters of the global number, according to this report by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC).</p>
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Climate change increased rainfall associated with tropical cyclones hitting highly vulnerable communities in Madagascar, Mozambique & Malawi
Tropical Storm Ana in late January 2022 brought winds, heavy rains, damage and destruction to parts of Madagascar, Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe. Ana was followed by Tropical Cyclone Batsirai hitting
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Sand and dust storms risk assessment in Asia and the Pacific
The Sand and Dust Storms Risk Assessment in Asia and the Pacific provides a long-term horizon of the risk and potential socio-economic losses associated with sand and dust storms in the region for a better
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Checklists to assess vulnerabilities in health care facilities in the context of climate change
Climate change is increasingly affecting health care facilities in many settings around the world. To reduce climate change risks, health care facilities need to be resilient. Climate-resilient health
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Order of the Supreme Court regarding removal of fallen trees from TTZ area, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, 29/01/2021
<p>Order of the Supreme Court of India in the M.C. Mehta Vs Union of India dated 29/01/2021.</p><a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/TTZ-area-fallen-trees-SC_Order_29-Jan-2021.pdf"
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Impacts of sand and dust storms on Oceans: a scientific environmental assessment for policy makers
Each year, an estimated two billion tonnes of dust is raised into the atmosphere. According to the report, Impacts of Sand and Dust Storms on Oceans: A Scientific Environmental Assessment for Policy Makers,