2/2017
sigma 2/2017: Natural catastrophes and man-made disasters in 2016: a year of widespread damages
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In terms of devastation wreaked, there were a number of large-scale disasters across the world in 2016, including earthquakes in Japan, Ecuador, Tanzania, Italy and New Zealand. There were also a number of severe floods in the US and across Europe and Asia, and a record high number of weather events in the US. The strongest was Hurricane Matthew, which became the first Category 5 storm to form over the North Atlantic since 2007, and which caused the largest loss of life – more than 700 victims, mostly in Haiti – of a single event in the year. Another expansive, and expensive, disaster was the wildfire that spread through Alberta and Saskatchewan in Canada from May to July.
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- sigma 2/2017: Natural catastrophes and man-made disasters in 2016: a year of widespread damages
- sigma 2/2017: Natur- und Man-made- Katastrophen im Jahr 2016: Ein Jahr mit weitgefächerten Schäden
- sigma 2/2017: Catástrofes naturales y siniestros antropógenos en 2016: un año de extensos daños
- sigma 2/2017: Catastrophes naturelles et techniques en 2016: une année de dommages tous azimuts
- 2017年第2期 2016 年的自然灾害与人为灾难：损害范围广泛的一年
- sigma 2/2017: 2016年の自然災害と人災： 損害が広範囲に及んだ1年
