Since 1970, the decadal number of reported climate disasters worldwide has been increasing and peaked between 2000 and 2009 with a total of 3,536 climate disasters. This is an increase of nearly 1,300 disasters compared to the previous decade.
Number of weather, climate, and water related disasters reported between 1970 and 2019
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World Meteorological Organization. (July 26, 2021). Number of weather, climate, and water related disasters reported between 1970 and 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 04, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1264016/global-reported-climate-disaster-since-1970/
World Meteorological Organization. "Number of weather, climate, and water related disasters reported between 1970 and 2019." Chart. July 26, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1264016/global-reported-climate-disaster-since-1970/
World Meteorological Organization. (2021). Number of weather, climate, and water related disasters reported between 1970 and 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1264016/global-reported-climate-disaster-since-1970/
World Meteorological Organization. "Number of Weather, Climate, and Water Related Disasters Reported between 1970 and 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1264016/global-reported-climate-disaster-since-1970/
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Number of weather, climate, and water related disasters reported between 1970 and 2019 [Graph], World Meteorological Organization, July 26, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1264016/global-reported-climate-disaster-since-1970/
