Around 61.7 million affected due to extreme weather events in 2018 according to UN report
Earthquakes and tsunamis accounted for most of the 10,373 lives lost in disasters last year, while extreme weather events accounted for most of 61.7 million people affected by natural hazards according the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR)
No part of the earth was spared from the impact of extreme weather events last year
Mami Mizutori is the , UN Special Representative for Disaster Risk Reduction.
The country most affected by disasters was India, where there were 23.9 million people hit,
the country with the most deaths was Indonesia with 4,535, followed by India (1,388).
The UN said that time is running out for limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Centigrade or 2 degrees Centigrade.
Earthquakes and tsunamis accounted for most of the 10,373 lives lost in disasters last year, while extreme weather events accounted for most of 61.7 million people affected by natural hazards according the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR)
No part of the earth was spared from the impact of extreme weather events last year
Mami Mizutori is the , UN Special Representative for Disaster Risk Reduction.
The country most affected by disasters was India, where there were 23.9 million people hit,
the country with the most deaths was Indonesia with 4,535, followed by India (1,388).
The UN said that time is running out for limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Centigrade or 2 degrees Centigrade.
