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Ernesto Burgio – La Rivoluzione Epidemica del XX Secolo
Global costs of extreme weather events
Source: IPCC, 2001
The economic losses from catastrophic weather events have risen globally 10-fold since the 1950s, after accounting for inflation. Part of the trend is linked to growing wealth and population, which increases vulnerability to extreme events, and part to regional climatic factors.