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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34 dead in dust storm in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar
At least 34 persons died after parts of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh were hit by dust storm and lightning on Monday evening, officials said on Tuesday. Nineteen died in Bihar as winds with speed of up to 70
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Heat wave continues in Uttar Pradesh
The maximum temperature in the State capital touched 41.7 degrees Celsius, with Jhansi being the hottest place in Uttar Pradesh at 46.6 degrees C. According to the Met department, rain or thunderstorm
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New phase of globalisation could worsen CO2 pollution: study
Global temperatures have already risen a full degree Celsius since the mid-19th century, enough to disrupt weather patterns and boost deadly storms, droughts and floods. The shift of low-value, energy-hungry
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Storm toll 80, UP worst-hit
Experts say climate change, unusual Western Disturbance main reasons The violent thunderstorm on Sunday, which claimed as many as 80 lives in five states and caused severe damage to property and agriculture,
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Dust storm pushes up pollution level in Gurugram
GURUGRAM: Air pollution in the city rose sharply over the weekend, with the highest level of PM2.5 reported on Sunday at 198 micrograms per cubic metre (µg/m³), compared Friday’s high of 95µg/m³. The
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Dust storm hits air traffic, Metro service in Delhi; two killed, 18 injured
Two persons died and 18 others were injured in Delhi when a squall and powerful dust storm barrelled through the national capital on Sunday, police said. A 56-year-old woman died after a branch of a tree
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Heat wave revives in Rajasthan, Phalodi, Bikaner hottest
JAIPUR: After a spell of dust storms and thunderstorms, heat wave conditions revived in the desert state on Thursday. Many places witnessed its maximum temperatures above the normal notch. Phalodi (Jodhpur)
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Climate change: Delhi government to prepare road map
Worried over the change in climatic conditions and its impact on the health of residents, the Delhi government's health department is preparing a road map on how to deal with the seasonal changes in the
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Shimla hit by heavy hailstorm; Chandigarh, Haryana, Delhi on alert
Dust storm hits many places in Jodhpur and Bikaner divisions in Rajasthan Shimla was on Tuesday hit by a heavy hailstorm, while the weather office has warned thunderstorms, squalls and gusty winds in
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48-hr storm alert in North, ‘don’t panic’
A massive sandstorm hit border districts in Rajasthan on Monday evening even as the India Meteorological Department issued an alert forecasting that several parts of north India could witness thunderstorm