Extreme weather cost $2tn globally over past decade, report finds

Extreme weather cost $2tn globally over past decade, report finds
By: The Guardian Posted On: November 11, 2024 View: 5

US suffered greatest economic losses, report commissioned by International Chamber of Commerce finds, followed by China and IndiaViolent weather cost the world $2tn over the past decade, a report has found, as diplomats descend on the Cop29 climate summit for a tense fight over finance.The analysis of 4,000 climate-related extreme weather events, from flash floods that wash away homes in an instant to slow-burning droughts that ruin farms over years, found economic damages hit $451bn across the past two years alone. Continue reading...

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