The UN weather agency said nearly 12,000 extreme weather, climate and water-related events killed more than two million people between 1970 and 2021. AP
The UN weather agency said nearly 12,000 extreme weather, climate and water-related events killed more than two million people between 1970 and 2021. AP

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Two million killed by extreme weather in half a century, says UN agency

Disasters caused $4.3 trillion damage between 1970 and 2021, World Meteorological Organisation calculates

Marwa Hassan
Marwa Hassan

May 22, 2023