The hottest year on record, 2015, has confirmed that weather and climate-related disasters now dominate disaster trends linked to natural hazards, according to a new analysis. The top five most disaster-hit countries in 2015 were China (26), USA (22), India (19), Philippines (15) and Indonesia (11). 98.6 million people were affected by disasters last year and climate often aided by a strong El Niño was a factor in 92% of those events. The most obvious impact was the 32 major droughts recorded which was more than double the ten-year annual average. These affected 50.5 million people and many have continued into this year particularly in Africa.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/human-cost-hottest-year-record-climate-change-and-el-nino-drove-disasters
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/united-nations-office-disaster-risk-reduction-unisdr
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/natural-disasters
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/el-nino
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/statistics
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/global
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-adaptation
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/droughts
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/extreme-weather-events
