This is the economic cost of extreme weather

Jan 17, 2023

Davos 2023 ; Extreme weather events like snowstorms and other disasters have huge human and economic costs — and those costs are growing.

Extreme weather events like snowstorms and other disasters have huge human and economic costs — and those costs are growing. Image: REUTERS/Lindsay DeDario

Scott Gordon

ESG Research Analyst, Barclays

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Extreme weather events are becoming more costly and more frequent. Image: World Meteorological Organization

How we tackle climate change now will have a significant impact on the severity and frequency of extreme weather events for decades. Image: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

Extreme weather events have a variety of harmful macroeconomic impacts. Image: Federal Reserve Board of San Francisco

Extreme weather events often have far-reaching and hard to predict outcomes. Image: OECD

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