As many as 45 million people require food after major crop failures in South Africa. Chennai, a city with a million people — went dry with less or no drinking water for people. This recent natural disaster list contains global natural disasters on 2019/10/18. Natural Disasters. Disclaimer: Comments posted below are from readers. The global natural disaster data and natural calamities statistics are collected from different sources like USGS, EMSC, GDACS, EDIS and others. It has lost more than 4.2 trillion tons of ice. Greenland's ice sheet is melting 7 times faster than it was in the early 90s, a study shows. Hyderabad and Securandabad were also at the brink of facing water crisis in July. Global attention was also drawn to Hurricon Harvey and Irma which displaced 41 million people across South Asia. October 1, 2020: More than 240 earthquakes have been recorded near Westmorland, California.A 4.9 magnitude earthquake is the latest and strongest earthquake to strike near Westmorland. Please note that your email address will NOT appear on the site. Shocking pictures of extreme natural disasters in 2019 that reminded the world that climate change is for real. In 2019, it faced two extreme conditions together — drought and floods. In no way do they represent the view of Disaster-Report.com. Just a month before, Amazon shrank 1,345 square kilometers — almost twice the area of Tokyo — due to record deforestation. All rights reserved. But Koalas were affected the most. Drought October 13. On the other side, as many as 30 were reported dead and 5.8 million displaced due to monsoon floods in Assam. All rights reserved.For reprint rights. From ocean waves to sulfate gas to a nuclear bomb, plenty of crazy hurricane-killing ways have come along over the years. India is among the top 10 worst hit country because of climate change. Amazon rainforest — the world’s largest rainforest — recorded almost 73,000 fires in 2019 — almost double than last year. Times Syndication Service. A Texas city released nightmarish video this week showing piles of ants floating in floodwaters caused by Tropical Storm Beta. Magnitude 5.0 moderate earthquake in Mindanao, Philippines (@ 20 km depth) with epicenter located 10 km SW of Dolo. An earthquake swarm of four small temblors rattled areas around a reservoir in Northern California on Tuesday, the second time in three days multiples quakes struck the area. A swarm of hundreds of earthquakes, including one measured at magnitude 4.9, hit near the Imperial Valley in Southern California on Wednesday afternoon. According to researchers, 20% of the forest has already been cut down in the last 5 decades and the rest of the forest would dry out and burn if another 20% disappears. An Alabama woman says she was stung “at least 15 to 20 times” last week after a tree containing a nest of bees crashed through her roof and caused her to be pinned down during the attack. The scale of one of the largest wildfires on record burning in Los Angeles County has been revealed in new imagery from NASA. The vibrant colors of fall have arrived in parts of the Northeast but weather conditions mean the leaves are changing sooner with a shorter window to be viewed.