Natural disaster | Causes, Types, & Facts | Britannica
WebMay 16, 2024 · Natural disaster, any calamitous occurrence generated by the effects of natural, rather than human-driven, phenomena that produces great loss of human life or destruction of the natural environment, private property, or public infrastructure. A natural disaster may be caused by weather and climate.
Disasters | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
WebMay 10, 2024 · Earthquakes, storms, floods and more: Japan's public broadcaster has the latest articles and videos about disasters in Asia and beyond.
Disaster Risk Management - World Bank
WebApr 29, 2024 · Mainstreaming disaster risk management into development planning can help lower the impact of disasters on property and lives. Disasters hurt the poor and vulnerable the most. More than one-third of the world’s poor live in multi-hazard zones, and low-income countries account for more than 70 percent of the world’s disaster ...
Fukushima accident | Summary, Date, Effects, & Facts
WebMay 17, 2024 · Fukushima accident, disaster that occurred in 2011 at the Fukushima Daiichi (‘Number One’) nuclear power plant on the Pacific coast of northern Japan, which was caused by a severe earthquake and powerful series of tsunami waves and was the second worst nuclear power accident in history.
Editorial: Japan must prepare for more rain disasters due to ...
WebMay 22, 2024 · Editorial: Japan must prepare for more rain disasters due to climate change. May 22, 2024 (Mainichi Japan) Japanese version. An area in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, is seen flooded during the ...
Editorial: As society ages, Japan faces challenge in helping ...
WebMay 1, 2024 · The Japanese government must strengthen measures to compile information on the whereabouts and conditions of people who are vulnerable to disasters so that the data can be shared by related ...
Extreme weather wreaks havoc around the world | PBS NewsHour
WebMay 8, 2024 · In a world growing increasingly accustomed to wild weather swings, the last few days and weeks have seemingly taken those environmental extremes to a new level. Some climate scientists say they ...
Disasters Displaced More Than 26 Million People in 2023
WebMay 14, 2024 · CLIMATEWIRE | Disasters forced more than 26 million people in 148 countries to leave their homes in 2023, underscoring the growing dangers of more frequent floods, storms, wildfires and droughts.
Humanitarian emergencies and conflict situations | OHCHR
WebMay 17, 2024 · About. Humanitarian crises, such as conflicts, natural disasters and pandemics, often result in human rights concerns. Deteriorating human rights situations may also trigger crises and increase the humanitarian needs of affected populations. During the response to a humanitarian crisis, protecting human rights is an overarching and ...
CRED Publication - 2023 Disasters in Numbers - A ...
WebMay 10, 2024 · The report, drawing from the Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT), reveals a staggering total of 399 disasters linked to natural hazards in 2023. These calamities resulted in 86,473 fatalities and impacted 93.1 million people
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