What natural disasters have occurred in China in recent years?

1. Wind disasters, including typhoons, hurricanes, tornadoes, cold currents, heat currents, storms, etc. And related disasters.

International part

In June 2005, the temperature in all parts of India increased. On 19, 370 people died of heatstroke in the whole country, and the temperature reached a new high in five years. (Sina. com)

In September 2005, thousands of people were killed, more than 20,000 people were missing and millions of people were homeless in four southern states of the United States. (xinhuanet)

On June 5438+ 10, 2005, tropical storm Stan caused floods and landslides in Central America, killing at least 757 people. (People's Network)

In 2006 10, the cold wave killed at least 220 people in northern Bangladesh, northern India, northern Bangladesh and southern Nepal.

065438+2006 10, nearly 100 people in Europe died in the cold current attack. (xinhuanet)

065438+In 2006 10, Ukraine was hit by severe cold for five days, resulting in the death of 18 1 person and frostbite of more than 2,000 people. (xinhuanet)

On February 28th, 2006, the figures released by the National Disaster Relief Coordination Committee of the Philippines said that the meteorological disaster caused by the strong typhoon "Durian" in 2006 caused 1 158 deaths, 3,235 injuries and 89 1 people are still missing. (xinhuanet)

In June 2007, a heat wave hit India and Pakistan, killing at least 149 people. (Sina. com)

5438+20071Early October, Typhoon Lichima landed in central Vietnam, causing floods and mudslides, killing 86 people and leaving 9 missing. At the same time, the typhoon also caused power and communication systems in some areas to be interrupted. (Excerpted from Meteorological Website)

In June, 2007 +065438+ 10, Bangladesh was hit by the strong tropical storm "Sid", about 4 100 people died and more than 8 million people were affected.

On May 2-3, 2008, strong tropical storm Nargis hit Myanmar. According to Xinhua News Agency, about 84,500 people were killed, 53,800 people were missing, 6,543,800 people were injured and 7,350 people were affected. The economic losses caused by this disaster exceeded $4 billion. new

From June 5438+0 to June 5438+00, 2008, the eastern and southern parts of the United States were frequently hit by tornadoes, resulting in 123 deaths. 2008 became one of the worst tornado years since accurate records were kept, with 10 casualties.

From mid-August to mid-September, 2008, tropical storm Fay, hurricanes Gustav, Hanna and Ike in the Atlantic successively attacked Caribbean island countries and the United States, killing at least 832 people.

On February 7, 2008, Hurricane Ivan hit Madagascar, killing at least 83 people and leaving 177 missing. The affected population reached 320,000, of which nearly190,000 people were homeless.

From June to September 2008, heavy rains and floods occurred in many countries in South Asia, causing mudslides and landslides, killing at least 639 people, mainly in India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka.

From June 20 to 25, 2008, tropical storm Fengshen hit the Philippines and China, and heavy rains caused floods and mudslides, killing at least 674 people, including 664 people in the Philippines alone.

At the end of June, 5438 +2009 10, southeast Australia was hit by a high temperature heat wave. At least 22 people were killed in the heat wave. At the same time, the persistent unusually high temperature and drought, coupled with arson, triggered forest fires in Victoria and New South Wales in southeastern Australia, killing at least 222 people and becoming one of the most serious fires in the country's history.

On May 25th, 2009, the severe tropical storm "Aila" struck northeast India and southwest Bangladesh, killing at least 29 people in India and at least 167 people in Bangladesh.

In June, 2009, a rare continuous high-temperature heat wave occurred in South Asian countries such as central, northern and eastern India, Nepal, Pakistan and Bangladesh. High temperature and heat wave lead to land cracking, reservoirs drying up and rivers drying up; At least 375 people died in South Asia due to high temperature and heat wave, including India 120, Bangladesh 100 and Pakistan 65.

Domestic part

On February 28th, 2007, Turpan, Xinjiang was hit by a strong wind, and the instantaneous maximum wind force reached 14(4 1.8m/s), which caused the window of a passenger train from Urumqi to Aksu to be shattered by flying sand, and the car overturned 1 1, killing four people and forcing the southern Xinjiang line to stop running.

There are many typhoons along the southeast coast, and there are casualties every year.

Blizzard, mainly snowstorm and related disasters.

International part

On February 20, 2005, the continuous heavy snow in Indian-controlled Kashmir in the last two days led to many avalanches, and by the 22nd, more than 2 10 people had died. (Zhongxin. com)

Since June 5438+early February, 2005, there has been continuous heavy snowfall in Japan's coastal areas and Hokkaido, causing serious snowstorms. As of June 65438+1October 65438+February, 2006, heavy snow has caused 80 deaths. (Sina. com)

In March 2007, Vladivostok in Russia's Far East suffered the heaviest snowfall since 130 years, which led to the interruption of all roads between the main settlements in Primorsky Krai and the suspension of airport and ferry operations.

Since the winter of 2009, Mongolia has suffered from a snowstorm caused by cold wave weather that is rare in decades, which has caused nearly 3.5 million livestock deaths.

Domestic part

June 5438+October 2008 10, the snowstorm in nine southern provinces lasted for a long time, resulting in huge losses, traffic jams and serious damage to transmission lines and other facilities.

In June, 2009 +065438+ 10, several northern provinces were hit by heavy snow, which had a negative impact on transportation and residents' lives.

Rainstorms and floods, mainly rainstorms, and floods, mudslides and landslides caused by them.

International part

In March 2005, due to heavy rain and melting snow, floods occurred in many places in Afghanistan, killing at least 200 people and destroying thousands of houses.

(xinhuanet)

In July 2005, heavy rains in western India triggered floods and mudslides, killing at least 900 people.

In February, 2006, the rainstorm in the Philippines caused floods and mudslides, and the death toll caused by this accident may be as high as 1800. (xinhuanet)

In June 5438+February 2007, floods in Indonesia caused at least 120 people to die or disappear, and thousands of people were homeless. (Sina. com)

In March 2009, persistent heavy rainfall frequently hit Angola, Namibia, Zambia, Malawi, Botswana, Mozambique and Zimbabwe in southern Africa, causing the worst floods in 44 years, in which at least 65,438+033 people died in Angola and Namibia.

Domestic part

Needless to say, the catastrophic flood of 1998, the loss data is unknown, 8 million people fought floods and more than 300,000 troops.

In June 2005, as of 17 14, the number of flood deaths in Ning 'an City, Heilongjiang Province rose to 106, including students 102. (xinhuanet)

Since mid-June 2008, some areas in Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangxi, Hunan, Guangdong and Guangxi have been hit by heavy rains, causing serious floods, landslides and mudslides. According to the news released by the Ministry of Civil Affairs, as of June 27th 16, 6 southern provinces (regions) 214.74 million people were affected to varying degrees, 164 people died, 68 people were missing, and18.73 million people were resettled urgently, resulting in direct economic losses of 65,438+.

Drought, as long as it doesn't rain for a long time, the continuous high temperature is even more terrible.

International part

I don't know.

Domestic part

In late spring and early summer of 2005, moderate to severe drought occurred in most parts of Yunnan. It is the worst drought year since 1979. (Wen Tian. com)

In the spring and summer of 2006, Sichuan and Chongqing suffered the worst drought since the founding of the People's Republic of China. Nearly10 million people and 6 million livestock have temporary drinking water difficulties.

Since the end of September 2007, the precipitation in most parts of southern China has obviously decreased, and the drought in Hunan, Jiangxi, Guizhou and Guangxi is serious, which is rare in the past 50 years.

At the beginning of 2008, Chongqing suffered from continuous drought, and about1400,000 people and1000,000 large livestock had difficulty drinking water. (China News Network)

From the autumn of 2009 to the spring of 20 10, Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, Chongqing, Guangxi, Hunan and other places suffered from the once-in-a-century drought. Lakes dry up, rivers cut off, and drought persists in some areas.

5. Earthquakes, mainly earthquakes and all destructive disasters caused by earthquakes.

International part

On February 26th, 65438, a 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck the southeast of Kerman province in Iran, killing at least 50,000 people.

On February 24, 2004, an earthquake of magnitude 6.5 occurred in the mountainous area of northern Morocco, killing at least 564 people.

On February 26th, 65438, an earthquake of magnitude 8.9 occurred in the waters near Sumatra Island in northern Indonesia, which triggered a strong tsunami, killing at least 280,000 people, including at least 600 people from China.

On February 22, 2005, an earthquake of magnitude 6.4 struck Kerman province in southeastern Iran, killing at least 602 people, injuring 99/kloc-0 people and leaving thousands homeless.

On the night of March 28, 2005, an earthquake of magnitude 8.7 occurred in the waters near Sumatra Island, Indonesia, killing at least 1300 people, including about 500 overseas Chinese.

At 8: 00 on June 8, 2005, an earthquake of magnitude 7.8 occurred in the northern part of Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, which affected India, Afghanistan and other regions. The earthquake has caused more than 86,000 deaths and more than 654,380,000 injuries.

In the early morning of May 27th, 2006, a 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck Java, Indonesia, killing at least 5,782 people.

On July 17, 2006, a strong earthquake of magnitude 7.7 struck the southern coast of Java, Indonesia, which triggered a tsunami five minutes later, hitting the southern coast of Java, killing at least 668 people.

On August 5, 2007, at about 18: 40 local time in Peru (Beijing time 16:7:40), a strong earthquake of magnitude 8.0 occurred in Peru, killing at least 5 10 people.

On September 12, 2007, Indonesia's 7.9-magnitude undersea earthquake killed 10 and injured hundreds.

Domestic part

1At 3: 42 on July 28th, 976, a strong earthquake of magnitude 7.8 occurred in Tangshan City, Hebei Province. At 8: 45 on the same day, an earthquake of magnitude 7. 1 occurred in Luanxian County, more than 40 kilometers away from Tangshan. The earthquake happened in an industrial city with dense population and serious losses. The death toll reached 240 thousand.

On May 28, 2008 12 14: 28, an earthquake of magnitude 8.0 occurred in Wenchuan County, Sichuan Province. Except Heilongjiang, Jilin and Xinjiang, earthquakes were felt to varying degrees in all parts of China, even in Bangkok, Thailand, Hanoi, the Philippines and Japan. This is the largest earthquake recorded since the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), reaching directly in the affected areas.

On the morning of April 20 10, two earthquakes occurred in Yushu county, Qinghai province, with the highest magnitude of 7. 1. By the afternoon of April 25th 17, the Yushu earthquake had caused 2220 deaths and 70 people were missing.

Volcanoes, including volcanic eruptions and other disasters caused by dust after the eruption.

International part

June 5438 +2002 10, a series of earthquakes occurred in Sicily, southern Italy, which triggered a large-scale eruption of Mount Etna, forcing local officials to close schools and change traffic routes. The staff of the International Space Station can observe the explosion.

On February 15, 2005, Klyuchevsk volcano, the largest and most active volcano in the eastern peninsula of Russia, suddenly erupted and intensified, causing the local government to raise the volcano warning to the highest alert. Lava from this volcano caused the melting of the Ehrman Glacier, and the melted water formed a river at the bottom of the volcano.

In the early morning of May 2, 2008, the extinct volcano of Chaiteng, Chile, which had not erupted for 9000 years, suddenly erupted. The ejected smoke column is as high as10.2 million meters, which can also be clearly observed in the city of Monteport, which is more than 200 kilometers away from the volcano. The resulting volcanic ash affected neighboring Argentina.

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20 10 on March 20th, Eyjafjallajokull volcano, located on the Fidra ice sheet in South Asia125km east of Reykjavik, Iceland, started its first eruption since 190. This eruption formed a 500-meter-long crack and produced a spectacular lava gush. Volcanic ash floating in the air led to the closure of several airports in Europe, resulting in huge losses.

Domestic part

Small in scale and neglected.

Global warming, invasion of alien species, disappearance of some species, regional ecological changes, etc.

For example, in the summer of 20 10, Shanghai suffered many high temperatures above 40 degrees, the highest in 60 years.

Is a natural disaster a natural disaster or a man-made disaster? This is a question worth pondering.