Looking back at the natural disasters that took place in India in 2021

• Between 1970 to 2019, weather, climate and water hazards accounted for 50% of all disasters, 45% of all reported deaths and 74% of all reported economic losses, according to World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
• According to the World Economic Forum, disaster events have been recorded in the past 20 years, which have claimed the lives of 1.23 million people.
• A flashback at the natural disasters that hit different parts of India this year.

While India was already battling with the COVID-19 pandemic this year, climate change-induced natural disasters like floods, cyclones have also been making lives miserable for people in India and sometimes even life-threatening.

The number of disasters has increased by a factor of five over the 50-year period, driven by climate change, more extreme weather and improved reporting. Between 1970 to 2019, weather, climate and water hazards accounted for 50% of all disasters, 45% of all reported deaths and 74% of all reported economic losses, according to World Meteorological Organization (WMO).

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).

A flashback at the natural disasters that hit different parts of India this year —