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Minst 15 katastrofer som kostade över 1 miljard dollar vardera kan kopplas till klimatkrisen. T ex orkanen Dorian som orsakade förluster för minst 11 miljarder dollar och cyklonen Fani mer än 18 miljarder.
Så här i juletider, åtminstone, borde vi ägna våra tankar åt de människor som har drabbats. Människor som har drabbats av katastrofer som vi har förvärrat genom användningen av fossila bränslen. Vetenskapen är tydlig, vi kan inte blunda för detta längre.
Climate crisis linked to at least 15 $1bn-plus disasters in 2019
Climate breakdown played a key role in at least 15 events in 2019 that cost more than $1bn (£760m) in damage, with more than half of those costing more than $10bn each.
Extreme weather including floods, storms, droughts and wildfires struck every inhabited continent in the past year, causing devastation and loss of life. Christian Aid, which tracked climate-related destruction in 2019, said the costs in human terms and insured losses were likely to have been underestimated.
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Hurricane Dorian caused at least $11bn in losses, and floods in the midwest and south of the US from March to June cost about $12.5bn. India’s losses from floods and Cyclone Fani alone came to more than $18bn, and these estimates covered only insured losses. Typhoon Lekima in China was estimated to have cost at least $10bn, and floods in China from June to August cost a similar amount.
Experts said the extreme weather and record-breaking temperatures were clearly linked to human actions.
Michael Mann, the director of the Earth System Science Center at Pennsylvania State University, said: “If anything, 2019 saw even more profound extreme weather events around the world than last year, including wildfires from the Amazon to the Arctic, and devastating out-of-season simultaneous wildfires in California and Australia, winter heatwaves and devastating superstorms.
“With each day now, we are seemingly reminded of the cost of climate inaction in the form of ever-threatening climate change-spiked weather extremes.”
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/27/climate-crisis-linked-to-at-least-15-1bn-plus-disasters-in-2019
Så här i juletider, åtminstone, borde vi ägna våra tankar åt de människor som har drabbats. Människor som har drabbats av katastrofer som vi har förvärrat genom användningen av fossila bränslen. Vetenskapen är tydlig, vi kan inte blunda för detta längre.
Climate crisis linked to at least 15 $1bn-plus disasters in 2019
Climate breakdown played a key role in at least 15 events in 2019 that cost more than $1bn (£760m) in damage, with more than half of those costing more than $10bn each.
Extreme weather including floods, storms, droughts and wildfires struck every inhabited continent in the past year, causing devastation and loss of life. Christian Aid, which tracked climate-related destruction in 2019, said the costs in human terms and insured losses were likely to have been underestimated.
…
Hurricane Dorian caused at least $11bn in losses, and floods in the midwest and south of the US from March to June cost about $12.5bn. India’s losses from floods and Cyclone Fani alone came to more than $18bn, and these estimates covered only insured losses. Typhoon Lekima in China was estimated to have cost at least $10bn, and floods in China from June to August cost a similar amount.
Experts said the extreme weather and record-breaking temperatures were clearly linked to human actions.
Michael Mann, the director of the Earth System Science Center at Pennsylvania State University, said: “If anything, 2019 saw even more profound extreme weather events around the world than last year, including wildfires from the Amazon to the Arctic, and devastating out-of-season simultaneous wildfires in California and Australia, winter heatwaves and devastating superstorms.
“With each day now, we are seemingly reminded of the cost of climate inaction in the form of ever-threatening climate change-spiked weather extremes.”
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/27/climate-crisis-linked-to-at-least-15-1bn-plus-disasters-in-2019
Du snackar i nattmössan.
Vi har idag färre offer för klimatrelaterade katastrofer än någonsin tidigare.
2018 dog ca 6000 personer pga klimatkatastrofer
1950 dog ca 450.000 personer pga klimatkatastrofer
Under perioden har befolkningen ökat kraftigt.
Tacka betong, stål och annat vi bygger med fossila bränslen för det.
Vi har aldrig haft så få döda i klimatrelaterade katastrofer som idag.
