Unlike in previous years, there were no mega-disasters in industrialised countries that drove losses up. Instead, the loss statistics were characterised by the large number of severe regional storms.
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Unlike in previous years, there were no mega-disasters in industrialised countries that drove losses up. Instead, the loss statistics were characterised by the large number of severe regional storms.
Continued rising concentrations of greenhouse gases fuelled record land and ocean temperatures, and turbo-charged a dramatic acceleration in ice melt and sea level rise, according to the WMO.
Only 15 per cent of the SDGs are on track according to the United in Science report, which makes a systematic examination of the impact of climate change and extreme weather on the goals.
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The report finds that Latin America and the Caribbean is the second most disaster-prone region in the world, with 190 million people affected by 1,534 disasters from 2000-2022.
Earth has endured the hottest summer ever. Climate breakdown has begun. Scientists have long warned what our fossil fuel addiction will unleash. Surging temperatures demand surging action, said UN SG.
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The human and economic impact of disasters was relatively higher in Africa, which accounted for 16.4 per cent of the share of deaths compared to 3.8 per cent in the previous two decades.
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A new report by Christian Aid shows that floods, cyclones and drought killed and displaced millions of people across the globe in places which have done little to cause the climate crisis.
UN agency warns urgent action is needed to increase funding for adaptation and mitigation to protect children and vulnerable communities from worsening heatwaves and other climate shocks.
Heatwaves demand a response that is locally grounded, that acts quickly on the basis of data and analysis, and that works in partnerships with local governments, civil society and development actors.
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In the past year, disasters caused 10,000 fatalities and more than $280 billion in damages globally. The report proposes eight interconnected solutions that can each reduce several different risks.
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While the number of fatalities and people affected were below their 20-year averages, last year saw 432 disasters causing 10,492 deaths and approximately $252.1 billion in losses.
Climate change and land-use change are projected to make wildfires more frequent and intense, with a global increase of extreme fires of up to 14% by 2030, 30% by the end of 2050 and 50% by 2100.
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According to Save the Children's new report, these climate impacts risk trapping millions more children into long-term poverty, and threaten to undo decades of progress in the fight against hunger.
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COVID-19 and climate extremes created compound impacts and reduced resilience to future shocks. Since the beginning of the pandemic, climate-related disasters have killed at least 17,242 people.
A disaster related to a weather, climate or water hazard occurred every day on average over the past 50 years - killing 115 people and causing $202 million in losses daily, according to the WMO.
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During a year marked by intense storms and conflict, 40.5 million new displacements were triggered across the world by disasters and violence, the highest annual figure recorded in a decade.
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Report identifies 10 extreme events, influenced by climate change, each causing $1.5 billion damage or more. Floods, windstorms, tropical cyclones and fires killed thousands of people across the globe.
The 2020 State of Climate Services report contains 16 different case studies on successful early warning systems for hazards including tropical cyclones, floods, droughts, heatwaves and sand storms.
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About 14.6 million new internal displacements were recorded across 127 countries and territories between January and June 2020, according to a new report by Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre.
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An estimated 45.7 million people are living in internal displacement because of conflict and violence in 61 countries, the majority in Syria, Colombia, DRC, Yemen and Afghanistan.