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- The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) recently released the updated data in the Atlas of Mortality and Economic Losses from Weather, Climate and Water-related hazards.
- Bangladesh had the highest number of climate-related casualties between 1970 and 2021.
- After Bangladesh, India and Myanmar recorded the highest number of human casualties in Asia.
- On a global scale, 11,778 disasters occurred between 1970 and 2021.
- They all attributed to extreme weather, climate, and water-related events.
- These events resulted in over 2 million deaths and $4.3 trillion in economic losses.
- Asia reported the highest number of disasters related to weather, climate, and water extremes.
- After Asia, the region comprising North America, Central America, and the Caribbean had the second-highest number of extreme weather events.
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