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Extreme Weather Cost Billions Worldwide in 2020, Says Study
According to a Christian Aid 2020 study, 2020 was a very bad year for extreme weather. Read more about it here.
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Extreme weather in 2020 caused huge financial losses and loss of human life, according to a report by Christian Aid. Chalked up to "Climate Change", experts believe things will only get worse in the future.
2020 was very costly
Christian Aid's recent study lists 10 extreme weather events in 2020 that cost thousands in human lives and millions in insurance payouts. Six of these ten occurred in Asia alone, with floods in China and India causing in excess of $40 billion in damage.
The study also noted that hurricanes and wildfires caused somewhere in the region of $60 billion in damage in the U.S. too in 2020.