Richer nations urged to boost protection against wild weather as losses jump
LONDON, Oct 12 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Economic
losses caused by the most extreme weather events, from
hurricanes to wildfires, are surging fastest in parts of the
world outside the tropics – places that once saw relatively few
such disasters, scientists and statisticians have warned.
losses caused by the most extreme weather events, from
hurricanes to wildfires, are surging fastest in parts of the
world outside the tropics – places that once saw relatively few
such disasters, scientists and statisticians have warned.
Posted by Reuters
