MRNatCatPoster #50 Geo Risks Research, 01/2006

Natural catastrophes in 2005Development (compared with the monthly average of the last 10 years 1995–2004 and the previous year 2004)Number

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Monthly cumulative data 2005 Average of the last 10 years 1995–2004

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Some significant natural catastrophes in 2005

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650 loss events > 100,000 fatalities Overall losses> US$ 212bn

Insured losses> US$ 94bn

Earthquake, tsunami, volcanic eruption

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1 Switzerland: Floods (August) 2 Portugal: Forest fire (Summer) 3 USA, Louisiana: Hurricane Katrina (August) 4 Pakistan: Earthquake (October)

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Jan–Oct Portugal. Spain Drought, wildfires 58 3,6507–9.1 Scandinavia. Winter storm Erwin 18 5,800 2,500

Baltic states10–27.2 Afghanistan. India. Pakistan Snowstorm, floods 1,40028.3 Indonesia Earthquake 1,70018–21.5 New Zealand Flash flood, landslides 100 754–14.6 Canada Floods 4 350 1907–11.7 Caribbean. USA Hurricane Dennis 76 3,100 1,20014–18.7 Mexico. Grenada. Jamaica Hurricane Emily 13 400 25017–20.7 China. Taiwan Typhoon Haitang 17 1,100 10024.7–5.8 India Floods 1,150 5,000 77020–27.8 Switzerland. Austria. Floods 11 3,000 1,700

Germany25–30.8 USA: LA, MS, AL, FL Hurricane Katrina 1,322 125,000 60,00020–24.9 USA: FL, LA, MS, TX Hurricane Rita 10 16,000 11,00021–30.9 Philippines. China. Vietnam. Typhoon Damrey 125 1,200

Thailand1–2.10 China. Taiwan Typhoon Longwang 67 250 502–5.10 Middle America Hurricane Stan 840 3,000 1008.10 Pakistan. India Earthquake 88,000 5,20019–24.10 Mexico. USA. Caribbean Hurricane Wilma 42 18,000 10,50025–27.11 Germany Winter storm Thorsten 300 15028.11 Spain: Canary Islands. Tropical storm Delta 20 375

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