What is Natural disasters in Nigeria?
'''Natural disasters in Nigeria''' can be referred to as an event in Nigeria leading to the loss of lives and properties as a result of climate change in the country. Natural disasters of a place can be caused by flooding, erosion, insect infestation, etc.<ref>https://www.humanitarianlibrary.org/sites/default/files/2013/08/3speaker03_1.pdf</ref> There have been several forms of disasters related to [[climate change]] in [[Nigeria]], some of which are flooding, soil and [[coastal erosion]], landslides, tidal waves, coastal erosion, sand-storms, oil spillage, locust/insect infestations, and other man-made disasters. It can be said that the country's under-protected and expansive environment contributed to making the people especially vulnerable to these disasters. Other dangers include northern dust storms, which are usually from [[northern]] states to [[southern]] states; causing damages through large deposits of dust and dirt from these regions. Hail (Small ice pellets or sleet That is mostly translucent, e.g Snow) is another cause, which rarely occurs in some parts of Nigeria, leading to damage to crops and properties. <ref>{{cite journal | pmc=6494919 | year=2019 | last1=Olanrewaju | first1=C. C. | last2=Chitakira | first2=M. | last3=Olanrewaju | first3=O. A. | last4=Louw | first4=E. | title=Impacts of flood disasters in Nigeria: A critical evaluation of health implications and management | journal=Jamba (Potchefstroom, South Africa) | volume=11 | issue=1 | page=557 | doi=10.4102/jamba.v11i1.557 | pmid=31061689 }}</ref> ==Types of Natural disasters in Nigeria== This section explains different kinds of disasters that had happened in Nigeria to date. ===Drought=== There was a drought in 1972 and 1973 that lead to the death of about 13% of animals in the northeastern part of Nigeria and also an annual [[agricultural]] yield loss of about 50%. The rainfall trend between 1960 and 1990 in northeast Nigeria steadily declined by about 8 mm/year. Nigeria's most recent drought was between 1991 to 1995<ref>https://know