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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The devil in the detail of storms
<p>Wintertime windstorms associated with low-pressure systems from the North Atlantic Ocean are the costliest natural hazard for Europe. These storms are associated with large pressure gradients and high
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Quantitative attribution of climate effects on Hurricane Harvey's extreme rainfall in Texas
<p>Hurricane Harvey made landfall in August 2017 as the first land-falling category 4 hurricane to hit the state of Texas since Hurricane Carla in September 1961. While its intensity at landfall was notable,
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Kolkata caught unawares as squall storms in after scorcher
KOLKATA: A squall lashed Kolkata with a wind speed of 98km an hour — the third fastest to hit the city since Aila — and brought life to a halt at the end of a scorching Tuesday. The maximum temperature
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Storm leaves 42 dead, Taj, Agra Fort damaged
AGRA: Winds with velocity of over 130 km per hour that swept Agra on Wednesday night caused considerable damage to the Taj Mahal, Agra Fort and Fatehpur Sikri. Besides the damages caused to the two minarets
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Joburg homes damaged by storm raise concerns over sub-standard construction
An investigation into how 1‚326 properties were damaged in a violent storm has flagged concerns about sub-standard building materials and a construction company, and has led to the suspension of three
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A new coupled ocean‐waves‐atmosphere model designed for tropical storm studies: Example of tropical cyclone Bejisa (2013–2014) in the south‐west Indian Ocean
<p>Ocean‐Waves‐Atmosphere (OWA) exchanges are not well represented in current Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) systems, which can lead to large uncertainties in tropical cyclone track and intensity forecasts.
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Namibia: Heavy Thunderstorm Devastates Omusimboti Village
A MASSIVE thunderstorm swept through the Omusimboti village in the Oshakati area on Friday evening, damaging a power line, uprooting trees, destroying mahangu fields and houses in its wake. One of the
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Madagascar: Drones used to see landslides, floods from fatal storm Eliakim
At least 17 people are dead on Madagascar after a tropical cyclone struck the Indian Ocean island nation at the weekend. A total of 15,000 people have been affected by Eliakim, a storm that caused widespread
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Tropical storm Eliakim kills 17 in Madagascar: authorities
At least 17 people died when a tropical storm hit eastern Madagascar over the weekend, authorities said. The aftermath of the tropical storm Eliakim near Manambonitra, Atsinanana region, Madagascar, March
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Hydro project damaged by flash flood
ITANAGAR: A small hydro project at Janbo village in Upper Siang district has been severely damaged by flash flood, a government report said. The flash flood was caused by a cloud burst. "The flash flood