Climate change caused 15 disasters this year, says charity
Typhoon Hagibis in Japan is one of the more expensive natural disasters Christian Aid puts down to climate change. – EPA pic, December 27, 2019.
AT LEAST 15 natural disasters linked to climate change this year caused damage of more than US$1 billion and seven of them cost at least US$10 billion, British charity Christian Aid said today. This year is set to be the second hottest year in history and each of the disasters in the report has a link with climate change, Christian Aid said.
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