Asia is Most Climate Disaster-impacted Region, UN Meteorological Agency Says
Asia was the world’s most disaster-hit region by climate-related hazards last year, the World Meteorological Organization WMO said, with floods and storms causing the highest number of casualties.
In a report published on Tuesday, WMO said that 79 disasters linked to hydro meteorological events had been recorded in Asia in 2023, Reuters reported.
More than 80% of these were related to floods and storms that caused more than 2,000 deaths.
Asia is warming faster than the global average, according to WMO.
Last year, high average temperatures were recorded from western Siberia to central Asia, as well as from eastern China to Japan.
The report also highlighted that most glaciers in the high-mountain region in Asia had lost significant mass because of record-breaking high temperatures and dry conditions.
