NATURAL DISASTERS

HAPPENED IN 2018 - 2020

 FIRST, WHAT IS NATURAL DISASTERS

• A natural disaster is a major adverse event

 resulting from natural processes of the Earth;
examples are floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, 
volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, tsunamis, 
storms, and other geologic processes. A
natural disaster can cause loss of life or
damage property,[1]
 YEAR 2018
• 1. Indonesia: Earthquake and Tsunami
• Deaths: 2,783
•  
A 7.5 magnitude earthquake and subsequent 20
-foot tsunami
 brought widespread devastation to Sulawesi
island in Indonesia in late September, leveling
entire cities and rendering more than 330,000
people homeless, according to World Vision, a
global humanitarian nonprofit.
 YEAR 2018
• . India: Floods
• Deaths: 361
•  Monsoon flooding in India killed 
more than 300 people in August, mostly in the
southern Indian state of Kerala. The Kerala
government said many victims died after being
crushed by debris after landslides, the BBC 
reported. Officials said it was the worst flood
recorded in 100 years.
 YEAR 2019
• From mid-May to mid-June 2019, India and Pakistan
 had a severe heat wave. It was one of the hottest
and longest heat waves since the two countries
began recording weather reports. The highest
temperatures occurred in Churu, Rajasthan, reaching
up to 50.8 °C (123.4 °F),[5] a near record high in India,
missing the record of 51.0 °C (123.8 °F) set in 2016
by a fraction of a degree.[6] As of 12 June 2019, 32
days are classified as parts of the heatwave, making
it the second longest ever recorded.[7]