Number of disasters such as floods and heatwaves is nearly double what it was two decades ago,but scientists say ‘jury is out’ on how much is due to climate changeWeather-related disasters such as floods and heatwaves have occurred nearly daily in the past decade, nearly twice as often as two decades ago, and with Asia being the hardest hit region,a UN report said on Monday.
While the report authors could not pin the increase wholly on climate change, they did say that the upward trend was likely to continue as extreme weather events increased.
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Source: theguardian.com