The year 2016 is a remarkable year in number and severity of natural disasters. At its beginning, severe droughts extended from 2015, while spreading out all over the world. Following these droughts were wild fires and natural floods. The intensity, number of occurrence and areal spreading all hit the records.
2016 Worldwide droughts
Ethiopia, September
Philipino
Cambodia, March
India, September
2016
World Wildfires
Spain, September
Canada, May
Right: Burned Fort McMurray Church
California, USA, July
Locations of wildfires in California
USA, April,
Wildfires in KS and OK
Locations of wildfires in California
2016 World Floods
Xingtai, China，July
Nipel, July
