Extreme weather caused two million deaths, cost $4 trillion over last 50 years

May 23, 2023, at 07:30 pm

Over two million deaths and $4.3 trillion in economic losses; that’s the impact of a half-century of extreme weather events turbo-charged by man-made global warming, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Monday.

Extreme weather hit 60 million people in 2018, no part of the world spared

Jan 25, 2019, at 09:48 am

New York, Jan 25 (IBNS): With some 60 million people affected by extreme weather in 2018, according to a new study, the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) called for better management of the issue worldwide, in a statement published on Thursday.

Reducing energy costs, social isolation ‘essential opportunities’ in supporting older adults in extreme weather: Study

Dec 19, 2018, at 03:45 pm

London, Dec 19 (IBNS): The cost of heating and cooling the home, and increasing social isolation are significant factors in health risk of older adults during extreme weather, according to a new study by the University of Warwick.

Help build vulnerable island states’ resilience to extreme weather, urges senior UN official

Nov 14, 2018, at 10:02 am

New York, Nov 14 (IBNS): With Small Island Developing States (SIDS) bearing the brunt of economic losses from climate change, making them more resilient to extreme weather events must be a priority, said Inga Rhonda King, President of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), speaking at UN Headquarters in New York on Tuesday.

Act now to save children from rise in climate-driven extreme weather – UNICEF

Sep 01, 2018, at 08:20 am

New York, Sept 1 (IBNS): Governments are being pressed by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to act now to safeguard younger generations from the immediate and long-term impacts of so-called “extreme weather events.”