Extreme Weather Events Have Increased Significantly in the Last 20 Years

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Oct 13, 2020, 12:57 pm148 pts
There has been a “staggering rise” in the number of extreme weather events over the past 20 years, driven largely by rising global temperatures and other climatic changes, according to a new report from the United Nations. From 2000 to 2019, there were 7,348 major natural disasters around the world, killing…

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