Inundaciones en estado brasileño de Acre afectan a 40 mil personas

2023-03-31T17:56+0200confirmado (es)

Las fuertes lluvias en el estado de Acre, norte de Brasil, ya afectan a más de 40.000 personas, con más de 3.800 personas desplazadas en la capital Rio Branco, informó la Defensa Civil. El río Acre alcanzó la marca de 17,22 metros la mañana del jueves, el nivel más alto desde la inundación histórica de 2015, cuando alcanzó 18,40 metros.

Investire nell’acqua: come cavalcare l’onda blu

2023-03-22T10:39+0100we-wealth (it)

Altro che inflazione, i danni causati dall’ambiente, tra alluvioni e siccità, hanno un impatto devastante sul portafoglio. Basta guardare agli eventi più recenti per capirne la portata: la siccità in Europa, Cina e Brasile è venuta a costare nel 2022 più di 32,4 miliardi di dollari, le inondazioni....

Natural disasters caused 30,000 deaths, $220bn losses in 2022

2023-03-20T03:07+0100dawn (en)

ISLAMABAD: An estimated 387 natural hazards and disasters resulted in the death of 30,704 people and caused economic losses of around $223.8 billion all over the world in 2022. The disasters, recorded by the Emergency Event Database (EM-DAT), affected 185m individuals.

Satellite data shows extreme droughts and floods happening more often Nation

2023-03-20T02:24+0100usaToday (en)

More extreme events more frequent, bigger and more severe occurred in the later years, since 2015, which have ranked among warmest top 10 on record, Rodell said. The work adds to a growing body of evidence that suggests continued warming could cause more frequent, widespread and severe droughts and floods.

Global warming driving more extreme droughts and floods, NASA satellites show

2023-03-19T20:51+0100azcentral (en)

More extreme events more frequent, bigger and more severe occurred in the later years, since 2015, which have ranked among warmest top 10 on record, Rodell said. The work adds to a growing body of evidence that suggests continued warming could cause more frequent, widespread and severe droughts and floods.

Disasters caused 30,704 deaths and $223.8 billion in damages last year, new report finds

2023-03-17T21:36+0100newsnow-co-uk (en)

Executive Summary. In 2022, the Emergency Event Database EM-DAT recorded 387 natural hazards and disasters worldwide, resulting in the loss of 30,704 lives and affecting 185 million individuals. Economic losses totaled around US$ 223.8 billion. Heat waves caused over 16,000 excess deaths in Europe, while droughts affected 88.

2022 Disasters in numbers

2023-03-17T18:48+0100reliefWeb (en)

Executive Summary. In 2022,1 the Emergency Event Database EM-DAT recorded 387 natural hazards and disasters worldwide,2 resulting in the loss of 30,704 lives 3 and affecting 185 million individuals. Economic losses totaled around US$ 223.8 billion. Heat waves caused over 16,000 excess deaths 4 in Europe, while droughts affected 88.