Graph of worldwide extreme weather catastrophes by number of events, 1980-2018
The number of unusual weather events has increased and scientists believe that Climate Change is likely to be the reason.
The graph shows the increase in catastrophic weather events from 1980 to 2018.
Natural catastrophes include: extreme temperatures, droughts, wildfires, floods, mass movements, tropical storms, extratropical storms, convective storms, local storms, earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic activity.
Below is a series of posts outlining extreme and unusual weather events that have happened globally over the last few years.
Flooding in Germany
In July 2021, severe flooding hit western Europe. The hardest hit country was Germany; towns were flooded and trainlines and roads swept away. The flash floods claimed 184 lives in Germany alone. The floods were a ‘catastrophe of historic proportion’. German politicians have urged the world to speed up its… >
