The ranking of the deadliest weather events in the world has been presented. As a result of these events, 832 thousand people have died in the last 29 years.
According to the Climate Risk Index data, this was reported by the "Germanwatch" organization.
It was noted that the ranking covers the years 1995-2024. During this period, a total of 832 thousand people lost their lives due to extreme weather events. The economic damage during that time amounted to 4.5 trillion dollars.
According to the information, the deadliest weather event was heat. In the last 29 years, 278,395 people worldwide died due to high temperatures. Hot weather exacerbates existing health problems and often results in death from heatstroke. The economic damage from these events was approximately 32.9 billion dollars.
Thunderstorms ranked second. As a result of these events, 274,750 people died. At the same time, the greatest economic damage also originated from these events - 2.6 trillion dollars.
The top three is completed by floods. Floods caused the deaths of 205,452 people. The economic damage from these events was 1.3 trillion dollars.
Additionally, droughts caused the deaths of 25,283 people, and forest fires caused 2,791 deaths. Anomalous cold and landslides resulted in a total of 45,611 deaths. The total economic damage from these events amounted to 529.6 billion dollars.