And We Thought The 80s Were Disastrous

Oxfam is reporting that the number of weather related disasters have quadrupled in the past 20 years. As the worlds population increases, the demand for additional living area amplifies. More people living in the same amount of space; more people to be affected by a natural disaster. Now imagine increasing the amount of natural disasters.
An average of 500 such disasters are now taking place each year, compared to 120 in the 1980s, the report says. In that same amount of time there has been 6 times as many floods.
Oxfam warns world-wide communities, especially those directly affected by climate change, to seek aid to prepare for future weather catastrophes. If not then the ability to respond to such a disaster will be overpowering. Source.