Climate change: Cost of weather disasters surged in 2021

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The 10 most expensive weather disasters of 2021 caused more than $170 billion (€150 billion) in damages, UK charity Christian Aid has reported. That's up to $20 billion on last year's figure.

India, the world's third-largest emitter of greenhouse gases, is already one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change.

This year alone, it's seen a glacier burst in the Himalayas, several cyclones, as well as heatwaves, floods and widespread droughts. More than 1,000 people have died and no part of the country is spared. According to a UN report, these natural disasters cost the country a whopping $87 billion last year. Our correspondents report.

 

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