The statistic shows the number of victims, who were affected by major heat waves and cold waves worldwide in the period from 1900 to 2016*. Total 77 million people were affected by the cold wave in China in January 2008.
Number of people affected by significant heat and cold waves worldwide from 1900 to 2016*
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Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). (November 17, 2016). Number of people affected by significant heat and cold waves worldwide from 1900 to 2016* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/267725/number-of-victim-of-major-heat-waves-and-cold-waves-worldwide/
Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). "Number of people affected by significant heat and cold waves worldwide from 1900 to 2016*." Chart. November 17, 2016. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/267725/number-of-victim-of-major-heat-waves-and-cold-waves-worldwide/
Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). (2016). Number of people affected by significant heat and cold waves worldwide from 1900 to 2016*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/267725/number-of-victim-of-major-heat-waves-and-cold-waves-worldwide/
Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). "Number of People Affected by Significant Heat and Cold Waves Worldwide from 1900 to 2016*." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Nov 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/267725/number-of-victim-of-major-heat-waves-and-cold-waves-worldwide/
Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED), Number of people affected by significant heat and cold waves worldwide from 1900 to 2016* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/267725/number-of-victim-of-major-heat-waves-and-cold-waves-worldwide/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Number of people affected by significant heat and cold waves worldwide from 1900 to 2016* [Graph], Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED), November 17, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/267725/number-of-victim-of-major-heat-waves-and-cold-waves-worldwide/