Climate change triggers doubling of disasters, threatens millions – UN
14 October 2020 |
9:01 am
At least 7,348 disasters had occurred between 2000 and 2019, affecting 4.2 billion people. Extreme weather, especially extreme heat, has led to worsening wildfires, droughts and heatwaves in the past two decades.
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