Climate disasters cost the world billions of dollars in 2021
2 years, 11 months ago

Climate disasters cost the world billions of dollars in 2021

Live Mint  

The world continued to tackle covid-19 in 2021 but the climate change crisis didn’t stop. A new report from the UK-based non-profit Christian Aid looks at the ten most financially devastating climate events of 2021, from hurricanes in the US, China and India to floods in Australia, Europe and Canada. The resulting floods killed at least 240 people and caused widespread damage, with economic losses estimated at more than $43 billion. Njiiri Karago/Medecins Sans Frontieres/Handout via REUTERS Many other disasters in 2021 caused damage to people or ecosystems: While many disasters took a massive financial toll, there was widespread damage in other parts of the world owing to deforestation, droughts and other aspects of climate change. The United Nations has described the situation as “the worst flooding in decades.” Severe drought has left around 60 million people facing food insecurity in east Africa, while an unprecedented heatwave, at the end of June and in the early days of July, brought hugely record-breaking temperatures to some parts of West North America.

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Solutions: As climate change worsens, so too will natural disasters. Here’s how to pay for them
1 month, 1 week ago

Solutions: As climate change worsens, so too will natural disasters. Here’s how to pay for them

LA Times  

These days it’s hard to escape news stories discussing how climate change is contributing to extreme weather disasters, including the recent U.S. hurricanes. At the U.N. climate conference in 2022, participating countries agreed to create a new method — a fund for loss and damage, generally defined as consequences of climate change that go beyond what people are able to …

EU issues warning as flood waters rise
3 months ago

EU issues warning as flood waters rise

China Daily  

People attempt to drive vehicles through flood waters in the town of Uttendorf, Austria on Tuesday. MANFRED FESL/APA/AFP Large swathes of Central Europe continue to brace against floods, the worst in at least two decades, prompting officials to warn that such extreme weather events could become the norm due to climate change. Areas along the Czech Republic-Poland border have suffered …

Climate crisis may kill 14.5 million people and inflict USD 12.5 trillion economic loss by 2050
11 months ago

Climate crisis may kill 14.5 million people and inflict USD 12.5 trillion economic loss by 2050

New Indian Express  

The analysis is based on scenarios developed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change on the most likely trajectory for the planet’s rising average temperature -- 2.5°C to 2.9°C over pre-industrial levels.Shyam Bishen, Head, Centre for Health and Healthcare and member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum, warned: “Over the next decade, the failure to mitigate and adapt to …

US suffered 28 extreme weather events in 2023, lost $93 billion in damages
11 months, 2 weeks ago

US suffered 28 extreme weather events in 2023, lost $93 billion in damages

India Today  

In an unprecedented year for climate extremes, the United States grappled with a historic number of billion-dollar disasters in 2023, as reported by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The nation's average temperature soared to the fifth-highest on record, signaling a troubling trend that experts attribute to climate change and possibly the El Nino weather phenomenon. The global stage also …

REVEALED: The US has suffered a record 23 billion-dollar climate disasters so far this year costing an eye-watering $57.6 BILLION - as tornadoes, wildfires and flooding ravaged the nation
1 year, 3 months ago

REVEALED: The US has suffered a record 23 billion-dollar climate disasters so far this year costing an eye-watering $57.6 BILLION - as tornadoes, wildfires and flooding ravaged the nation

Daily Mail  

Hundreds of Americans have died due to climate catastrophes in 2023, which has already smashed records for the highest number of billion-dollar disasters incurred in a single year. With four months still to go, the US has been struck by 23 disasters which came at a loss of at least $1 billion each - eclipsing the previous annual record of …

U.S. sets record for billion-dollar weather disasters in a year — with 4 months still to go
1 year, 3 months ago

U.S. sets record for billion-dollar weather disasters in a year — with 4 months still to go

LA Times  

Ryan Orosco carries his son, Johnny, on his back amid floodwaters around their home in the Northern California city of Brentwood in January. The deadly fires in Hawaii and Hurricane Idalia’s watery storm surge helped push the U.S. to a record for the number of weather disasters that cost $1 billion or more — with four months still to go …

US sets record for billion-dollar weather disasters in a year — and there’s still 4 months to go
1 year, 3 months ago

US sets record for billion-dollar weather disasters in a year — and there’s still 4 months to go

Associated Press  

The deadly firestorm in Hawaii and Hurricane Idalia’s watery storm surge helped push the United States to a record for the number of weather disasters that cost $1 billion or more. “I would not expect things to slow down anytime soon.” NOAA has been tracking billion-dollar weather disasters in the United States since 1980 and adjusts damage costs for inflation. …

US sees record number of ‘billion-dollar’ disasters so far this year
1 year, 3 months ago

US sees record number of ‘billion-dollar’ disasters so far this year

Al Jazeera  

The government agency NOAA has tallied 23 billion-dollar weather disasters, surpassing a previous record set the year before. The United States has experienced a record number of natural disasters with damage estimated at more than $1bn, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association reported, as extreme weather events increase due to climate change. NOAA, a federal weather and storm monitoring agency, …

Two million killed, $4.3 trillion in damages from extreme weather over past half-century: World Meteorological Organisation
1 year, 7 months ago

Two million killed, $4.3 trillion in damages from extreme weather over past half-century: World Meteorological Organisation

The Hindu  

Nearly 12,000 extreme weather, climate and water-related events over the past half-century around the globe have killed more than 2 million people and caused economic damage of $4.3 trillion, the U.N. weather agency said on May 22. The Geneva-based agency has repeatedly warned about the impact of man-made climate change, saying rising temperatures have increased the frequency and intensity of …

Climate change helped make 2022 the 3rd most expensive year on record
1 year, 11 months ago

Climate change helped make 2022 the 3rd most expensive year on record

The Hindu  

US weather disasters are getting costlier as more people move into vulnerable areas and climate change raises the risks of extreme heat and rainfall, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration warned as it released its annual billion-dollar disasters report on January 10, 2023. For example, “it is clear that climate change increases the upper limit on hurricane strength and rain …

NOAA: Ian, drought supercharged US weather extremes in 2022
1 year, 11 months ago

NOAA: Ian, drought supercharged US weather extremes in 2022

Associated Press  

DENVER — Costly weather disasters kept raining down on America last year, pounding the nation with 18 climate extremes that caused at least $1 billion in damage each, totaling more than $165 billion, federal climate scientists calculated Tuesday. Even though 2022 wasn’t near record hot for the United States, it was the third-wildest year nationally both in number of extremes …

California storm costs could add up to nation’s first billion-dollar disaster of 2023
1 year, 11 months ago

California storm costs could add up to nation’s first billion-dollar disaster of 2023

LA Times  

As severe storms continue to hit California, a climate expert warns that the costs to the state could be in excess of $1 billion. The total is a reflection of “physical damage to homes, businesses and municipal properties,” said Adam Smith, an applied climatologist and disaster expert with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. “Clearly, when everything is said and …

Climate Crisis: 2022’s worst climate disasters cost the world billions of dollars
1 year, 11 months ago

Climate Crisis: 2022’s worst climate disasters cost the world billions of dollars

Live Mint  

As we wave adieu to yet another year of climate inaction, we mustn’t forget that the impacts of the climate crisis continue to get more destructive every year. According to the UK-based charity organisation Christian Aid, the ten biggest climate disasters this year resulted in damages of at least $3 billion each. A new report released by Christian Aid, called …

2022 was a historic year for climate change reform — and for natural disasters
2 years ago

2022 was a historic year for climate change reform — and for natural disasters

Salon  

It may seem like 2022 was such a slog it felt more like three years instead of one — something about the pandemic has warped time perception — but even so, on geological timescales, it was a blip. Our planet's average temperature has fluctuated many times throughout its 4.5 billion year history, but things are heating up, fast, and humans …

New abnormal: Climate disaster damage 'down' to $268 billion
2 years ago

New abnormal: Climate disaster damage 'down' to $268 billion

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “We’re just getting used to it but that’s not …

Floods, droughts, storms can cost global economy $5.6 trillion by 2050: Report
2 years, 3 months ago

Floods, droughts, storms can cost global economy $5.6 trillion by 2050: Report

Live Mint  

Worsening droughts, storms and torrential rain in some of the world's largest economies could cause $5.6 trillion in losses to the global economy by 2050, according to a report released on Monday. Last year's extreme droughts, floods and storms led to global losses of more than $224 billion, according to the Emergency Events Database maintained by the Brussels-based Centre for …

AP PHOTOS: Scars remain in German region year after floods
2 years, 5 months ago

AP PHOTOS: Scars remain in German region year after floods

Associated Press  

LAACH, Germany — Half-destroyed bridges. The scars of last year’s deadly floods Official figures show at least 134 people died in the region in the night from July 14-15, 2021, when heavy rains turned swollen streams into raging torrents that burst their banks and swept away cars, roads and houses. German authorities agreed to provide 30 billion euros to help …

Natural disasters cost $280 billion in 2021: report
2 years, 11 months ago

Natural disasters cost $280 billion in 2021: report

The Hindu  

German reinsurance giant Munich Re published a report on January 10 indicating that the results of natural disasters cost $280 billion globally in 2021, highlighting a trend expected to continue upward as climate changes takes it toll. "Some of the extreme weather events are of the kind that are likely to become more frequent or more severe as a result …

Extreme weather in the U.S. cost 688 lives and $145 billion last year, NOAA says
2 years, 11 months ago

Extreme weather in the U.S. cost 688 lives and $145 billion last year, NOAA says

NPR  

Extreme weather in the U.S. cost 688 lives and $145 billion last year, NOAA says Enlarge this image toggle caption Gillian Flaccus/AP Gillian Flaccus/AP Wildfires, hurricanes, tornadoes and a winter storm and cold wave were among 20 weather and climate disasters in the U.S. last year that cost $1 billion or more, totaling $145 billion and killing 688 people, according …

Deadly extreme weather year for US as carbon emissions soar
2 years, 11 months ago

Deadly extreme weather year for US as carbon emissions soar

Associated Press  

The United States staggered through a steady onslaught of deadly billion-dollar weather and climate disasters in an extra hot 2021, while the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions last year jumped 6% because of surges in coal and long-haul trucking, putting America further behind its 2030 climate change cutting goal. And last year was the deadliest weather year for the contiguous United …

Hurricane Ida, Europe floods made 2021 costly for disasters
2 years, 11 months ago

Hurricane Ida, Europe floods made 2021 costly for disasters

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Damage wrought by Hurricane Ida in the U.S. state of Louisiana and the flash floods that hit Europe last summer helped make 2021 one of the most expensive years for natural disasters, reinsurance company Munich Re said Monday. The company’s annual report put the overall economic losses from natural disasters worldwide last year at $280 billion, making it …

Deadly extreme weather year for U.S. as carbon emissions soar
2 years, 11 months ago

Deadly extreme weather year for U.S. as carbon emissions soar

LA Times  

2021 had the second-highest number of billion-dollar weather disasters — which are adjusted for inflation with records going back to 1980 — and third costliest. The United States staggered through a steady onslaught of deadly billion-dollar weather and climate disasters in an extra hot 2021, while the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions last year jumped 6% because of surges in coal …

As 2021 comes to an end, a look at 10 of the biggest disasters to strike this year
2 years, 11 months ago

As 2021 comes to an end, a look at 10 of the biggest disasters to strike this year

Firstpost  

The year 2021 saw multiple natural disasters wreaking havoc in different parts of the world. Winter storm Uri in Texas, USA: In February, southern and central USA was hit by winter storm Uri, which brought life to a standstill in the region. As per CNBC TV18, at least 223 deaths were reported due to severe winter storm. Cyclone Tauktae in …

Top 10 extreme climate events of 2021 each cost over $1.5 bn of damage, report says
2 years, 11 months ago

Top 10 extreme climate events of 2021 each cost over $1.5 bn of damage, report says

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The ten most devastating climate events of 2021, including hurricanes in the US, China, and …

COP26: As climate damage mounts, poor nations press wealthy to pay up
3 years, 1 month ago

COP26: As climate damage mounts, poor nations press wealthy to pay up

India Today  

Poor nations are pressuring their wealthy counterparts at the U.N. climate summit to pay up for the mounting damage being caused by global warming, pointing to increasing powerful storms, cyclones, droughts and floods afflicting their people. A study commissioned by development agency Christian Aid, meanwhile, estimated that climate damage could cost vulnerable countries a fifth of their gross domestic product …

UN: Weather disasters soar in numbers, cost, but deaths fall
3 years, 3 months ago

UN: Weather disasters soar in numbers, cost, but deaths fall

Associated Press  

GENEVA — Weather disasters are striking the world four to five times more often and causing seven times more damage than in the 1970s, the United Nations weather agency reports. “We are going to see more climatic extremes because of climate change, and these negative trends in climate will continue for the coming decades.” In the 1970s, the world averaged …

Weather disasters becoming more frequent and costly: UN
3 years, 3 months ago

Weather disasters becoming more frequent and costly: UN

Al Jazeera  

Number of extreme weather disasters shot up nearly fivefold from 1970s to most recent decade due to global warming. The number of weather disasters – such as floods and heatwaves – driven by climate change has increased fivefold during the past 50 years, killing more than two million people and costing $3.64 trillion in total losses, a UN agency says. …

Nearly 500,000 killed by extreme weather disasters in 20 years
3 years, 11 months ago

Nearly 500,000 killed by extreme weather disasters in 20 years

Al Jazeera  

Researchers say rich nations are not doing enough to help developing countries with the deadly fallout from global warming. Almost half a million people have been killed in natural disasters linked to extreme weather events in the last 20 years, with the world’s poorest countries increasingly bearing the brunt of climate change’s wrath. Germanwatch’s Global Climate Index examined the impact …

World's top 10 environment disasters caused $150 billion worth of damages : report
3 years, 11 months ago

World's top 10 environment disasters caused $150 billion worth of damages : report

Firstpost  

Earth’s average surface temperature has gone up at least 1.1 degrees C on average compared to late 19th-century, with much of that warming occurring in the last half-century. 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 stormy, fiery year when climate disasters wouldn’t stop
4 years ago

The stormy, fiery year when climate disasters wouldn’t stop

Associated Press  

Nature struck relentlessly in 2020 with record-breaking and deadly weather- and climate-related disasters. The United States didn’t just set a record for the most disasters costing at least $1 billion — adjusted for inflation — the nation obliterated the record, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. “Since April, we’ve seen a large disaster occur somewhere in the country …

U.N. climate report urges governments to put more money into early-warning systems
4 years, 2 months ago

U.N. climate report urges governments to put more money into early-warning systems

The Hindu  

In the wake of heat waves, global warming, forest fires, storms, droughts and a rising number of hurricanes, the U.N. weather agency is warning that the number of people who need international humanitarian help could rise 50% by 2030 compared to the 108 million who needed it worldwide in 2018. It said over 11,000 disasters have been attributed to weather, …

Climate change spurs doubling of disasters since 2000: UN
4 years, 2 months ago

Climate change spurs doubling of disasters since 2000: UN

Hindustan Times  

Climate change is largely to blame for a near doubling of natural disasters in the past 20 years, the United Nations said on Monday. The UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction said 7,348 major disaster events had occurred between 2000 and 2019. The UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction said 7,348 major disaster events had occurred between 2000 and 2019, …

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