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Bookmark or Share- These are the top 3 climate risks we face - The World Economic ForumExtreme weather events, critical change to Earth systems and biodiversity loss the top three 10-year risks. While the scale of the challenge is historic, the good news is that many of the solutions needed to address these risks already exist — we just need to know where to look.
- Extreme Weather 101: Everything You Need to Know - The World Economic ForumExtreme weather events can also have a major impact on the economy. Europe lost nearly half a trillion euros because of extreme weather events from 1980 to 2000. Twenty extreme weather events in 2021 cost the U.S. at least $145 billion dollars. Individuals and communities can take a long time to recover from the hit of a major disaster.
- This is what climate change costs economies around the world | World ...Extreme weather events and climate-related disasters have caused significant economic losses, reaching nearly $1.5 trillion in the decade to 2019. The international system has struggled to make the required progress on climate change, according to the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2023 .
- How rising global temperatures impact the tourism industry | World ...Hot weather is what many people go on holiday for. But record global temperatures have been sending people home early from their vacations this July, raising questions about what kind of impact the climate crisis could have on the tourism sector – and on tourism-dependent economies.
- Extreme weather is driving food prices higher. These 5 crops are facing ...But for some foods, the impact of climate change is also making itself felt, through record high temperatures and extreme weather. It’s entirely usual for food prices to fluctuate alongside the seasons, but the exceptionally hot and dry summer 2023 in Europe, the US, Asia and beyond caused poor harvests and many crops to fail.
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