Climate crisis linked to at least 15 $1bn-plus disasters in 2019
Climate breakdown played a key role in at least 15 events in 2019
that cost more than $1bn (£760m) in damage, with more than half of those
costing more than $10bn each.
that cost more than $1bn (£760m) in damage, with more than half of those
costing more than $10bn each.
Extreme weather
including floods, storms, droughts and wildfires struck every inhabited
continent in the past year, causing devastation and loss of life.
Christian Aid, which tracked climate-related destruction in 2019, said
the costs in human terms and insured losses were likely to have been
underestimated.