過(guò)去50年天氣災(zāi)害漲五倍

Weather-related disasters increased fivefold in the past half-century, the latest report by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Wednesday.

世界氣象組織9月1日發(fā)布的一份最新報(bào)告顯示，過(guò)去50年與天氣有關(guān)災(zāi)害增加了五倍。

However, thanks to improved early warning systems and disaster management, the number of deaths from these hazards declined sharply.
但由于早期預(yù)警和災(zāi)害管理機(jī)制的改進(jìn)，因?yàn)?zāi)害性天氣而死亡的人數(shù)大幅下降。

According to the WMO Atlas of Mortality and Economic Losses from Weather, Climate and Water Extremes (1970-2019), there were more than 11,000 reported disasters globally, with over 2 million deaths and $3.64 trillion in losses.
這份名為《天氣、氣候和水極端事件造成的死亡人數(shù)和經(jīng)濟(jì)損失圖集(1970-2019)》的報(bào)告顯示，全球在此期間發(fā)生了超過(guò)1.1萬(wàn)起的災(zāi)害，累積死亡人數(shù)超過(guò)200萬(wàn)，損失達(dá)3.64萬(wàn)億美元。

More than 91% of these deaths occurred in developing countries.
其中超過(guò)91%的死亡發(fā)生在發(fā)展中國(guó)家。