Climate Change

Climate change is making disasters more expensive

Search teams look for victims in the earthquake and liquefaction affected Balaroa neighbourhood in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, October 11, 2018. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside

Economic losses caused by climate-related disasters have risen significantly. Image: REUTERS/Darren Whiteside - RC13BC18E5B0

Michael Taylor
Asia correspondent and sub-editor, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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'Climate change is playing an increasingly important role in driving up disaster losses around the world.'
Image: U.N. Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR)
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