Disaster impacts in 2025 were ‘typical’ despite no mega-disasters: Report

Mongabay
Apr 22, 2026, 12:48 pm232 ptsTop
More than 110 million people were affected by 358 reported disasters in 2025, according to the annual report by the Emergency Events Database. The year was consistent with a typical year of disaster impacts, with no mega-disasters recorded. The report looked at nine different types of disasters and only found…

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Disaster impacts in 2025 were ‘typical’ despite no mega-disasters: Report

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