| World Meteorological Organization - "Atlas of Mortality and Economic Losses" |
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Weather, climate and water-related disasters are on the rise worldwide, causing loss of life and setting back economic and social development by years, if not decades. From 1970 to 2012, 8 835 disasters, 1.94 million deaths, and US$ 2.4 trillion of economic losses were reported globally as a result of hazards such as droughts, extreme temperatures, floods, tropical cyclones and related health epidemics, according to a new report. (...) The article: http://www.theguardian.com/environment/blog/2014/jul/14/8-charts-climate-change-world-more-dangerous The Atlas: 
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