This indicator is an impact indicator and shows the change in the number of storm disasters that occurred in Turkey between 1981 and 2020 according to the records of the Turkish State Meteorological Service.

Storm disasters are a type of disasters that can be observed almost everywhere in Turkey. It can be observed that the number of storm disasters in Turkey is increasing especially since 2000s. The highest number of storm disasters was recorded in 2016. Among the storm disasters in the last 10 years, 2020 was the third year with the highest number of storm disasters^[31].

GRAPH 23- YEARS DISTRIBUTION OF TOTAL STORM DISASTER OCCURRED ACROSS TURKEY BETWEEN 1981-2020

Source: The Ministry of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change, Turkish State Meteorological Service; 2021