Assessment of Global Weather Disasters in 2000

The global climate in 2000 kept warmer than that in the average year. The strong La Nina weakened abruptly after reaching its second peak value over the central and eastern Pacific region along the equator in January. The event had significant impacts upon the world climate, especially that in the tropical regions. Many areas of the Northern Hemisphere suffered severe cold weather in winter and heat wave in summer. The globe was afflicted with severe high temperature, drought and forest fire, whereas many areas in southern Asia. Western Europe, southern Africa, and northern South America were frequently attacked by Storm rainfall. It is estimated that the global economic loss caused by weather disasters in 2000 was over $ 100 billion with hundreds of millions of people affected.