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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Having a ball
Great balls of fire! Science has finally explained ball lightning, a mysterious atmospheric phenomenon until now
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Storm and dust
IN NOVEMBER, the Earth will run into the worst meteor storm in 32 years. It will be the first space hurricane of the modern satellite era. While it poses no danger to people because the meteoroids
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Storm free
A portable pyramid capable of protecting people from being struck by lightning has recently been deve loped by researcher Mat Darvenzia of the University of Queensland, usa. Built of aluminium tubes,
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A DISASTER STRIKES
A tornado in Bangladesh killed at least 25 people and injured about 5,000 people on October 12. The tornado that lasted for about 30 minutes blew away tin roofs, trees and electricity poles near
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Guatemala
Fierce storms and rains have affected Gua temala's coffee cultivation. The vice-president of the National Coffee Asso ciation, William Strixrud said that two weeks of incessant rains had damaged
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Volcanic aftermath
Researchers blame tropical eruptions for storms in the northern hemisphere during winters
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Disturbing the Pacific
The dreaded storm strikes the Pacific and the threat of destruction looms large
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STORMY ENCOUNTER
Bangladesh took another blow from its yearly tryst with storms when a devastating tornado ripped through its northern regions on May 14 killing around 1,000 people. The tornado, with a
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STORMY WOES
For the Bangladeshis it was yet another stormy encounter with the rain gods in the last week of March. Rain storms With wind speeds of nearly 70 km an hour struck Dhaka and four other neighbouring
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Tropical Storm Alma Pummels Nicaragua, Fells Trees
Tropical Storm Alma, the first cyclone of the Americas hurricane season, slammed into Nicaragua's Pacific coast on Thursday, its winds toppling trees and ripping roofs off flimsy homes. Torrential rain fell in this colonial western city as Alma whipped up sustained winds near 65 mph (100 kph) and even higher gusts. Power poles were flattened and the former capital of Nicaragua -- home to around 150,000 people -- was without electricity and telephone services, witnesses said.