LONDON: Climate change around the world has hit the economies of developed countries hard, with floods and hurricanes leaving millions homeless.
In this regard, a British non-governmental organization said in its report yesterday that the damage caused by the 10 worst natural disasters has caused more than 170 170 billion this year, which is 20 20 billion more than the losses in 2020.
Of a foreign news agency According to the report Each year, Christian Aid, a UK aid agency, uses insurance to estimate the damage caused by extreme weather events such as floods, fires and heat waves.
In 2020, Christian Aid said that the 10 worst natural disasters in the world had caused a loss of 150 150 billion, an increase of 13% this year.
According to Christian Aid, the increasing trend of damage caused by natural disasters reflects the effects of climate change on humans. The agency added that these 10 natural disasters killed at least 1,075 people and displaced 1.3 million.
According to the report, the biggest damage was caused by Hurricane Ida in 2021. The hurricane spread rapidly across the eastern United States, causing an estimated 65 billion in damage. The storm caused flooding in several cities, including New York.
Catastrophic floods in Germany and Belgium in July caused نقصان 43 billion in damage. A severe cold wave and blizzard in Texas caused a loss of 23 23 billion to the US state’s grid station.
Floods in China’s Henan province in July also caused significant damage, estimated at 17 17.6 billion. Natural disasters also caused billions of dollars in damage in Canada, France, India and Bangladesh.
Extreme cold in late spring damaged vineyards in France, while hurricanes in India and Bangladesh in May also caused severe damage, while floods in South Sudan affected about 800,000 people.
The report said in a press release that “some of the most devastating natural disasters in 2021 have hit poor countries hard.” Which have contributed less to climate change.
