In 2020, the number of people affected, injured, or left homeless due to storms across the globe amounted to roughly 45.5 million. In the past three decades, the impact of storms were highest in 2002, with over 111 million people affected. Overall, between 1990 and 2020, more than 410 thousand deaths were caused by storms worldwide.
Number of people affected by storms worldwide from 1990 to 2020
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Visual Capitalist. (February 4, 2022). Number of people affected by storms worldwide from 1990 to 2020 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 08, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1293363/global-number-of-people-affected-by-storms/
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