11 sats \ 0 replies \ @SatsMate 4 Jul \ on: Is The Number Of Natural Disasters Increasing? charts_and_numbers
Just the other day a Heat Wave took out a boy in South Mountain (a few miles from me).
https://www.azcentral.com/story/opinion/op-ed/philboas/2024/07/03/phoenix-heat-death-arizona-weather-danger/74293172007/
I believe there are at least 5000 heatwave deaths per year around the world. I think this is down from historical standards, but it still is a natural disaster if it happens at scale & at once.