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MUDANÇA CLIMÁTICA

ONU faz as contas aos desastres climáticos

By Mike Tyler

October 12, 2018 - Os prejuízos económicos dos desastres relacionados com o clima
totalizaram $2,25 biliões nas duas últimas décadas, um aumento de mais de 150 por cento em relação ao período anterior de 20 anos, diz a ONU.

From 1998 to 2017, reported losses from all natural disasters totalled $2.9 trillion, of which 77 percent was due to extreme weather events, the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) said.

This compares with overall losses of $1.3 trillion from 1978 to 1997, of which climate-related disasters accounted for $895 billion or 68 percent.

Losses were greatest in the United States at over $944 billion, followed by China at $492 billion and Japan at $376 billion.

The UNISDR cautioned that the 1998-2017 figures rely on official reports, so more economically powerful countries are generally overrepresented. Insurance is less widespread in developing countries.

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PUBLISHED: 12/10/2018; STORY: Graphic News
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