When records began, the country averaged a few billion-dollar disasters a year.... People dig

GENEVA--Weather disasters are striking the world four to five times more often and causing seven

GENEVA— Weather disasters are striking the world four to five times more often and causing seven

close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for October 9 Fox News Flash top headlines are here.... FILE-In this May 18, 2015 file photo, irrigation pipes sit along a dry irrigation canal on a field near Stockton, Calif.... There have been more than 14, 000 deaths related to the events, with an average of more than 300 per year....

688 people dying in 20 different billion-dollar weather and climate disasters that combined cost at

By Emma Farge3 Min ReadGENEVA( Reuters)-The number of disasters, such as floods and heatwaves

year that’s setting records for billion-dollar weather disasters – all before the peak of Atlantic

Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Disaster Relief Fund, pointing to what it says is a particularly

Torrents of murky brown water gushed past the train window, flowing fast through the subway tunnel.... Others sent desperate last messages to family members, telling them their bank card passcodes and saying goodbye.“ The water outside has already come this high, ” one frightened woman said, reaching out to the subway car door in a video that spread quickly online.... Floods have also wrought damage in parts of New Zealand, Nigeria and Iran....

A VIEW of Astore Valley, whose barren landscape and towering peaks this season stand in stark contrast to a thick blanket of snow that usually covers the area during winter. —Photo by the writer？... “ This is unprecedented, ” he said. Shahzad Shigri, director of the Gilgit-Baltistan Environmental Protection Agency( GBEPA), said the situation was alarming.He emphasised the region’s vulnerability to climate change and its sensitivity to environmental shifts.... The lack of snowfall could lead to