Natural Hazards, disasters,and Catastrophes

In 2017, India faced a record hot summer. In 2016, hundreds of people died due to the heat. Temperatures reached 124 degrees Fahrenheit. The year before that, a heat wave was the cause for 2,300 people dead. India saw its most intense heat in Rajasthan when temperatures reached 126 degrees. Researchers are saying that global warming is causing this. They are also saying that it is scientifically proven that humans are the cause of it. Many have even more to be worried about because the US withdrew from the Paris agreement. This image was taken in the 2015 heat. It was so hot that the paint of the street markings melted Resources : http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/24/asia/india-heat-wave-deaths/index.html http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/photos/extreme-weather-noaa-climate-change-1.3307775

Brazil Suffers from multiple landslides. In fact, of all the natural hazards that we have researched this semester, Landslides are what brazil suffers from the most. In January of 2011, the Serra do Mar Mountains received a months worth of rain in less than 24 hours. Four cities were affected by floods and landslides including Sao Paolo and Rio de Janeiro. This was the worst natural disaster in Brazils history. The death toll reached over 800 people. Following the many deadly landslides, Brazil invested $6.7 billion in improving and creating more drainage and hillside recovery projects. $5.9 billion will go towards drainage projects and the rest will go towards the hillside stabilization project. They also put in a new alert system which includes 15 radars and a supercomputer to help forecast and monitor extreme weather conditions. RESOURCES. https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=48854 https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2011/01/20/brazil_to_create_disaste...