The world isn’t spending enough to prevent disasters, U.N. says
Nations are spending too little to prevent disasters in the face of rising global calamities, from ...
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Humanity on ‘spiral of self-destruction’ as disasters rise, U.N. warns
KUALA LUMPUR – The world is set to face 1.5 disasters a day — 560 a ...
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The disasters that never happened: How to soothe rising climate anxiety
KUALA LUMPUR – When Typhoon Haiyan smashed into the Philippines in 2013, killing more than 6,000 ...
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Weather disasters cost $20 billion more than last year, aid group says
The ten most expensive weather disasters this year caused more than $170 billion (¥19.4 trillion) in ...
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