Poorer countries most vulnerable from surge in natural disasters, UN report warns

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Climate change and increasingly extreme weather events have caused a surge in natural disasters over the past 50 years disproportionately impacting poorer countries, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) stated in their Atlas of Mortality and Economic Losses from Weather, Climate and Water Extremes.

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Climate change and increasingly extreme weather events, have caused a surge in natural disasters over the past 50 years disproportionately impacting poorer countries, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) said on Wednesday.

According to the agencies’ Atlas of Mortality and Economic Losses from Weather, Climate and Water Extremes, from 1970 to 2019, these natural hazards accounted for 50 per cent of all disasters, 45 per cent of all reported deaths and 74 per cent of all reported economic losses.

There were more than 11,000 reported disasters attributed to these hazards globally, with just over two million deaths and $3.64 trillion in losses. More than 91 per cent of the deaths occurred in developing countries.

Lifesaving early warning boost
But the news is far from all bad. Thanks to improved early warning systems and disaster management, the number of deaths decreased almost threefold between 1970 and 2019 – falling from 50,000 in the 1970s to less than 20,000 in the 2010s. the report explains.

“Economic losses are mounting as exposure increases. But, behind the stark statistics, lies a message of hope. Improved multi-hazard early warning systems have led to a significant reduction in mortality. Quite simply, we are better than ever before at saving lives”, said WMO Secretary-General Petteri Taalas.

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  2. First case / example

       1. Country A and B .. country A has a population of 2 billion people country B has a population of 300 million .. the currency of country A to country B has 3 thousand money .. and country A provides debts to many countries to countries C, D and E

       The question of why country A has currency to country B 3 thousand … and why country A is higher in currency than country B. If country A has more population than country B .. and country A provides loan money to C, D and E means  they have more money for the population and build the country .. the more the population should be the greater the expenses such as education, health, welfare, development, paying officials etc … print as much currency and then offer country A currency loans to many countries.  .  and order people to invest in other countries .. and that money can be exchanged for natural resources, create media, investment in other countries, businesses in other countries, make slaves (employees) .. how can a population of 2 billion to a country with a population of 300 million  resident currency of country A is higher than country B

    Case or example

    State R prints money in the name of mabo … and mabo transactions are used all over the world and the R state is very difficult for debt and inflation because more countries need money mabo for transactions such as buy world oil or the like … and countries A, B, C and  T converts money or buys Mabo money into country R for transactions … and country R can burn state A and T money … and countries A and T print more money for transactions within their country … and countries A and T cost 2x  printing money .. can the country R be transparent to other countries' currencies that have been in exchange rates or change to mabo currencies .. how many countries have changed these currencies .. the money is made transactions in to that country .. if not transactions to that country  is there still money from countries A and T? 

    Can you give me knowledge or information about inflation and money..

    Cases first / example

    1. Country A and B.. country a have population 2 million country b have population 300 thousand.. converter/kurs money country A to money country b 3 thousand.. and country A give debt for more country to country C, D and E

    Question why country a money kurs/converter to country b 3 thousand… and why country A greater converter money to country B if more population A greater B.. if country A give debt to C, D and E mean they are have more money for population and building country

    Cases second / example

    2. Country J, K and L printing money same example name money jajak and country b printing money name mapo.. i think country J,K and L difficult inflation because they are money same.. and Country J very easy for invest to country B and C because trade country K and L same money with country J

    Cases third / example

    3. I am feeling that the country can print more money and less debt.. army building but inside it printing money.. can u investigation for it..

    Cases fourth /example

    4. Country R printing money name mabo.. and mabo transaction worldwide country R very difficult for debt and inflation because more countries need money mabo for transactions.. and country A, B, C and T change money or buy money Mabo to country R for transaction.. and country R can burning money country A and T.. and country A and T print again money for transaction inside country them.. and country A and T pay 2x cost print money

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  6. And the countries that do not have natural heat have to work harder to provide shelter that keeps the body in homeostatic balance.
    It is not objective to take one aspect of life and apply it to every person or country as if life were uniform.

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    Long live UNO & thanks.

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  9. I'm not sure what they can do
    Build 🤔 water…
    It has no…
    a trench which was originally worn in the earth by running water and through which water often runs after rains. 2 : a small valley or gulch. gully.
    Have to make it so water runs away or flows away from the area
    🤔 a gutter or sewage system
    Build on higher ground or create mounds or whatever
    You have to design it in somehow
    Arizona has flash Floods I know that much
    Trenches or whatever
    You probably need a lot of construction tools
    Build on higher ground or make a river 🤔 water run offs
    It can be done but you need a massive crew and tools
    Or build like a dock up higher
    Use boats when flooding
    Probably a few things that can be done if you had the resources
    Hypothetically 🤔 I have to look at more of the land mass
    But in flooding zones that are common or even expected
    Its a lot of work, but build homes or shelterd hight enough so water flows underneath
    It all depends
    If you build to low them always expect Floods if you don't have water management
    As far as the winds are concerned
    🤔 you need a certain dynamic
    Boxes are not necessarily always the best
    Native American Teepees
    Sound cheap
    But the cone design allows for wind to flow around it is its not necessary a flat wall that the wind puts to much force on it
    It depends
    I'm not saying to use a teepee
    But the general design is far superior
    Hypothetically
    Curvature
    Hypothetically
    If you don't have a lot of resources to contine to replace it ever x amount of years
    Native Americans used that design for a reason
    Geometry and trigonometry
    With some physics

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