From the US to Western Europe to New Zealand — natural disasters which wreaked havoc in the last 6 months

• The number of disasters exacerbated by climate change has cost the world around $210 billion in damages last year, according to CNBC.
• According to the World Economic Forum, 7,348 disaster events have been recorded in the past 20 years, which have claimed the lives of 1.23 million people.
• The only way to curb the global rise in temperature is by cutting the emissions swiftly and deeply, further says the NWF report.
• A look back at some of the natural disasters that hit the different parts of the globe in the last six months.

While the whole world is already battling with the coronavirus pandemic, climate change-induced natural disasters like wildfire, floods and storms have also been making life miserable — and sometimes even threatening its own existence — for humans, vegetations and wildlife alike.

The number of disasters exacerbated by climate change has cost the world around $210 billion in damages last year, according to CNBC.

Extreme weather conditions have dramatically increased in the past 20 years and will further create havoc in the world, warns the United Nations (UN).

According to the World Economic Forum, 7,348 disaster events have been recorded in the past 20 years, which have claimed the lives of 1.23 million people. During the period between 2000-2019, China reported 577 disasters — the highest, followed by the US (467) and India (321).

The biggest reason behind increasing disasters is changing climatic conditions, especially the warming of global temperatures. A report by the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) says that if heat emissions continue to grow, 74% of the world’s population will be exposed to the heat waves hot enough to kill.

The only way to curb the global rise in temperature is by cutting the emissions swiftly and deeply, further says the NWF report.

A look back at some of the natural disasters that hit the different parts of the globe in the last six months —