Dhaka: According to a report by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), Bangladesh has recorded 520,758 deaths between 1970 and 2021 from extreme weather, climate and water-related events. According to the report, the WMO released the report for the quadrennial World Meteorological Congress, which began on Tuesday with a high-level dialogue on accelerating and scaling up action to ensure early warning services reach everyone on Earth by the end of 2027. Hui.
Asia accounts for 47 per cent of all deaths worldwide, with tropical cyclones being the leading cause of deaths, the report said. Tropical cyclone Nargis caused 138,366 deaths in 2008. 11,778 disasters were reported between 1970 and 2021 due to extreme weather, climate and water-related events. It resulted in more than 2 million deaths and an economic loss of $4.3 trillion. According to the report, more than 90 percent of the worldwide deaths occurred in developing countries.
Unfortunately, the most vulnerable communities bear the brunt of weather, climate and water-related hazards, said WMO Secretary-General Peteri Taalas. In the past, both Myanmar and Bangladesh faced hundreds of thousands of deaths, the Secretary-General said. But due to early warnings and disaster management, the number of such deaths has come down now. The WMO report states that the economic loss in the United States alone is $1.7 trillion, which is the highest worldwide in 51 years. 39 per cent of total losses. The least developed countries and small island developing states suffered disproportionately high losses in relation to the size of their economies, the report said. According to the report, better early warnings and coordinated disaster Management has reduced human casualties over the past half century, although economic losses have increased.
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