A new, rather alarming, record has been set by the United States, for the number of weather-related disasters in a year that cost millions of dollars. These disasters included the Hawaii fires in August, flooding in California in the spring, and Hurricane Idalia which devastated Florida last month.

US hit by record number of billion-dollar disasters between January and August of 2023

India experienced extreme weather events between January and September this year which claimed 2,755 human lives and 69,000 animals across the country. A latest report by India's environment think tank Centre for Science and Environment said that the "worse is happening now" with each month experiencing extreme weather days be it heatwaves, coldwaves, heavy rainfall, flooding, lightning, storms, cyclones, cloudburst and snowfall in different regions in the country through various seasons.

India saw extreme weather disasters on 241 of 273 days of 2022, claiming 2577 lives

The ten most expensive weather disasters this year caused more than $170 billion (150 billion euros) in damage, $20 billion more than in 2020, a British aid group said Monday.

Weather disasters cost $20 bn more than last year: NGO

The UN has warned that extreme weather conditions are becoming more frequent and costly. Calling for better mitigation plans, experts said that the situation continues to worsen.

UN says weather disasters becoming costlier, calls for better mitigation plan

The number of disasters, such as floods and heatwaves, driven by climate change have increased fivefold over the past 50 years, killing more than 2 million people and costing $3.

Over 2 million people dead, $3 trillion lost due to weather disasters in 50 years, says UN agency

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