1.7A Trends since the 1960

• Hydro-met hazards, such as floods, storms, cyclones and drought, appear to have become more common over time, perhaps because of global warming and human environmental management issues such as deforestation. 
• Tectonic disasters, i.e. the events, have not increased or decreased over time. The number of events is broadly the same decade over decade. 
• Trends for disasters (past vs present):

  • Deaths have fallen
  • number of reported disasters have increased
  • number of people affected has risen due to population growth