Country: Pakistan Disaster: In July 2010, extremely strong monsoon rains inundated Pakistan, submerging nearly one-fifth of Pakistan's land area, ruining the harvest in the fertile southern part of the country, and killing over 1,700. Related: http://aje.me/q9sUIa |
Country: Russia Disaster: In July 2010, several hundred wildfires erupted across Russia's western plains, causing $15bn in damage, creating heavy smog that suffused over Moscow, and killing about 56,000 people. Related: http://aje.me/98cvC4 |
Country: Australia Disaster: In January 2011, heavy rainfall submerged the southern Australian state of Victoria , killing 2 and causing 2bn Australian dollars of damage. Related: http://aje.me/q7jBWl |
Country: Sri Lanka Disaster: In January 2011, over 1m Sri Lankans fled their homes when the eastern part of the island was hit with torrential rains, which destroyed 125,000 acres of the country's rice production. Related: http://aje.me/nkV46s |
Country: US Disaster: In April 2011, the so-called "2011 Super Outbreak," consisting of 336 tornadoes, tore through 21 US states from Texas to New York, killing 346, and causing $10bn in damage. Related: http://aje.me/mHDums |
Country: Chile Disaster: In July 2011, in the worst cold weather in 30 years, thousands of people were isolated when snow up to nine feet deep covered central Chile. Related: http://aje.me/oPheUI |
Country: Somalia Disaster: Throughout the summer of 2011, a severe drought (and resulting famine) in the Horn of Africa has already killed tens of thousands in Somalia, and continues to threaten 12 million lives in the region. Related: http://aje.me/j1Ye3e |
Country: Greece Disaster: In June 2007, a heat wave in Greece saw temperatures rise to 115 degrees in Athens. In July and August, about 3,000 forest fires raged throughout Greece, killing 84 and destroying 670,000 acres of forest. Related: http://aje.me/r5IWOC |
Country: UK Disaster: In January 2010, the coldest winter in decades brought record amounts of snowfall to England and Scotland, and caused a 30% decrease in UK retail sales. Related: http://aje.me/oIJGgd |