Extreme weather events around the world have forced the displacement of an estimated 23.1 million people on average each year during the decade 2010 to 2019.
This review was published by theWorld Meteorological Organization in his provisional report made public last January.
Most of the movement of people takes place within the borders of the same country, but some have sometimes had to go into exile in another country.
In the first half of 2020 alone, some 9.8 million people had to be displaced due to natural disasters in southern Asia as well as the Horn of Africa. In the second half of 2020, floods in the Sahel, hurricanes in the Atlantic as well as typhoons in Southeast Asia have forced people out of their homes to such an extent that the number of displaced will be in the region. average observed annually for 10 years.
These severe weather events are now occurring on a planetary scale. Some countries have been particularly affected: Bangladesh, China, India, Japan, Pakistan, Nepal, South Korea, Turkey, Vietnam, Philippines, Australia, United States, Canada, Mozambique, Somalia, Ethiopia, Chad, Yemen, Syria.
The World Meteorological Organization has also updated its report on the health of the planet. Among the highlights, she observes that:
- The 2011-2020 decade is the hottest in history.
- Greenhouse gases increased in 2020 despite the economic slowdown caused by the pandemic
- The Arctic and Antarctica are warming twice as fast as the world average.
- The warming of the oceans continues, and this at all depths.
Against this background, the many scientists participating in the report predict a deterioration of the following conditions:
- Ocean levels will continue to rise and so will the threat of coastal erosion.
- Extreme severity weather events have intensified over the decade, and will continue to do so. Across the planet, we will see more floods, forest fires, droughts, heat waves, cold waves and severe storms.
The Damage insurance days 2021 will also deal with the effects of the deteriorating climate on the insurance industry.
READ> The State of the Global Climate 2020 (in english only), by the World Meteorological Organization.
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