The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has reported that the United States has experienced five severe weather events, a northeastern winter storm, and a… Read More »US hit by seven disasters in 2023, causing $19 billion in damages
A recent study by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) has revealed that most countries in the Asia-Pacific… Read More »Majority of Asia-Pacific nations unprepared for natural disasters
India is no stranger to natural disasters, from floods to earthquakes, but according to research by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), heat waves have caused… Read More »Heatwaves are killing more Indians, than any other natural disaster: Report
The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) released a report revealing that India was the fourth worst-hit country by natural disasters in 2021, resulting in… Read More »India 4th worst hit country by natural disasters: CSE Report
In 2015, representatives from around the world reached an agreement on the Sendai Framework, a series of objectives to reduce the human, social and economic… Read More »World set to miss UN targets for preventing deadly disasters
Seven times as many heat waves, three times as many droughts and river floods, and twice as many forest fires. This is the dramatic future… Read More »Young people will suffer much more natural disasters
Calculating the growing costs of climate disasters Insurers and risk modelling experts say climate change is increasing the cost of natural disasters, as rising sea… Read More »10 climate disasters in 5 years cost $1.5 trillion
Nearly half of the world’s countries are not protected by multi-hazard early warning systems from natural disasters such as floods, droughts, earthquakes, tropical cyclones, volcanic… Read More »Half of the world is not prepared for natural disasters
