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Atlas of mortality and economic losses from weather, climate and water-related hazards

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The World Meteorological Organization has updated data in its Atlas of Mortality and Economic Losses from Weather, Climate and Water-related hazards. The data now cover the period 1970 to 2021. WMO issued the new findings for the quadrennial World Meteorological Congress, which opens on 22 May with a high-level dialogue on accelerating and scaling up action to ensure that early warning services reach everyone on Earth by the end of 2027.

The key findings are:

  • Extreme weather, climate and water-related events caused nearly 12 000 disasters from 1970-2021  
  • Reported economic losses are US$4.3 trillion and rising  
  • The death toll is at 2 million, with 90% are in developing countries 
  • Mortality rates have fallen thanks to early warnings

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2023
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