An increase in the number of natural disasters

April 28, 2022

By 2030, the number of natural disasters occurring per year will increase by 40% - from 400 to 560. This is stated in the report of the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction. According to the report, there will be three times more extreme heat waves than at the start of the 2000s. The number of droughts will increase by a third. The UN considers it likely that people will also face new pandemics and food short