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Terrible floods in India cost $10 bn loss: UK charity,New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) Fifteen extreme weather events, influenced by climate change, were identified globally this year, including the terrible floods that struck India cost $10 billion, killing 2,000, a UK charity report said on Monday. The London-based Christian Aid’s report, ‘Counting the cost 2020: A year of climate
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Residents bathe, wash, and pump water on Friday, Nov. 20, 2020 in their destroyed village in Rodriguez, Rizal following the damage caused by flooding from Typhoon Ulysses (Vamco). REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 2020 weather disasters boosted by climate change report By MARLOWE HOOD, Agence France-Presse
Published December 28, 2020 7:12pm PARIS The ten costliest weather disasters worldwide this year saw insured damages worth $150 billion, topping the figure for 2019 and reflecting a long-term impact of global warming, according to a report Monday. The same disasters claimed at least 3,500 lives and displaced more than 13.5 million people. From Australia s out-of-control wildfires in January to a record number of Atlantic hurricanes through November, the true cost of the year s climate-enhanced calamities was in fact far higher because most losses were uninsured.
Climate change boosts disasters: report
COUNTING THE COSTS: From Australian bushfires to Atlantic hurricanes, insurance damages last year were the highest annual total ever, a Christian Aid study found
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The 10 costliest weather disasters worldwide this year saw insured damages worth US$150 billion, topping the figure for last year and reflecting a long-term impact of global warming, a report released yesterday said.
The same disasters claimed at least 3,500 lives and displaced more than 13.5 million people.
From Australia’s out-of-control wildfires in January to a record number of Atlantic hurricanes through last month, the true cost of this year’s climate-enhanced calamities was far higher because most losses were uninsured.
Terrible floods in India cost $10 billion loss: UK charity report
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December 28, 2020
London, Dec 28: Fifteen extreme weather events, influenced by climate change, were identified globally this year, including the terrible floods that struck India cost $10 billion, killing 2,000, a UK charity report said on Monday.
The London-based Christian Aid s report, Counting the cost 2020: A year of climate breakdown , said 10 of those events cost $1.5 billion or more.
The US was hit by the highest costs due to the record-breaking hurricane season and fires.
Most of these estimates are based only on insured losses, meaning the true financial costs are likely to be higher.