Dec 27, 2021
By: Marcia SekhoseThe most devastating climate events of 2021 cost $170 billion in damages according to a study by UK-based charity organisation Christian Aid.
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Here’s a look at the top ten climate disaster events of 2021 that ended up costing as much as $170 billion.
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Hurricane Ida was a tropical cyclone that hit the US state of Louisiana displacing 14,000 people and causing 95 deaths. It cost a total of $65 billion in damages.
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The European floods that occurred in Germany, France, Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg cost $43 billion, and 240 deaths.
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The Texas Winter Storm in the US was the first major climatic disaster of 2021 and it cost $23 billion.
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China's Henan province was affected by severe floods in July this year that cost $17.6 billion in damages with over 72,000 people displaced.
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British Columbia in Canada also witnessed devastating floods and it cost $7.5 billion with 15,000 people displaced.
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The French cold wave took place in April this year and the climatic disaster led to $5.6 billion in damages.
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Earlier this year in May the severe Cyclone Yaas affected parts of India and Bangladesh which led to $3 billion in total damages.
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Australia was the first to witness major floods this year that caused two deaths, and displacement of 18,000 people and a cost of $2.1 billion.
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Typhoon In-Fa affected parts of China, the Philippines and Japan this year costing $2 billion, and over 72,000 people displaced.
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India along with Sri Lanka and the Maldives witnessed another cyclone ‘Tauktae’ that cost $1.5 billion, displacement of over 200,000 people and 198 deaths.
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