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Drought occurs when there is a prolonged absence of rainfall, causing the land to dry up.

It leads to water shortages, crop failure, and dry soil in the affected region.

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Earthquakes mostly occur along tectonic plate boundaries, where plates collide, slide, or separate.

Countries like Japan, Indonesia, and Chile lie on such zones, making them more earthquake-prone.

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According the the United Nations World Metrological Organization (WMO), 2024 was the hottest year on record, with global temperatures reaching 1.55 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.

This was the first time the global average temperature exceeded 1.5°C above the 1850-1900 average.

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Massive Earthquake (زلزلہ)

Location: Turkiye/Syria

Magnitude: 7.8

Date: 6 February 2023

Casualties: over 50, 000

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As of January 2025, China is experiencing a significant increase in Human Meta Pneumo Virus (HMPV) cases, raising concerns of a potential health crisis.

As per reports, several viruses like HMPV, Influenza A, Mycoplasma pneumonia and other COVID-19 are contributing to this condition.

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As of January 2025, China is experiencing a significant increase in Human Meta Pneumo Virus (HMPV) cases, raising concerns of a potential health crisis.

As per reports, several viruses like HMPV, Influenza A, Mycoplasma pneumonia and other COVID-19 are contributing to this condition.

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A tsunami is a series of powerful sea waves.

It typically caused by underwater earthquakes or volcanic eruptions.

It leading to coastal flooding.

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A widespread famine affected Ethiopia from 1983 to 1985.

It was the worst famine to hit the country in a century, it left 1.2 million dead.

400,000 refugees left the country, and 2.5 million people were internally displaced.

Almost 200,000 children were orphaned.

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In the early period, the endemic known as the "Black Death" is the plague.

The plague is a pandemic disease that devastated Europe in the 14th century, killing an estimated 75 to 200 million people, approximately 30-60% of Europe's population.

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The 2019–20 Australian bushfire season is named as Black Summer

The fires reached their peak during the summer months, from December 2019 to February 2020.

The extent of Damage:

• By early 2020, the bushfires had ravaged vast areas of Australia,
• burning an estimated 18 million hectares (44.5 million acres),
• destroying over 3,000 homes,
• and killing at least 33 people.