2021 saw some of the most extreme flooding on record, in large part
driven by climate change. The insurance industry analysis group Swiss RE found that 31% of global insurance losses were from flooding, and that nearly a fifth of the economic damage from natural disasters was
uninsured.
Significant floods
Australia
China
Europe
India
Uttarakhand
South India
Malaysia
20–21
21–22
North America
Hawaii
Pacific Northwest
See also
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Weather of 2021
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Tropical cyclones in 2021
During 2021, tropical cyclones formed in seven major bodies of water, commonly known as tropical cyclone basins. Tropical cyclones will be assigned names by various weather agencies if they attain maximum sustained winds of . During the year, 136 ...
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References
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