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Cyclone Yaas brought devastation to India and Bangladesh in May. Photo: Collected
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Climate change: Huge toll of extreme weather disasters in 2021

The most expensive disaster in 2021 was hurricane Ida, which lashed the eastern United States and caused around $65 billion in damages

17 July, Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Germany. A warming climate has supercharged storms, contributing to the catastrophic flash floods that killed at least 170 people in the country. Photo: Liesa Johannssen-Koppitz/Bloomberg
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The world promises change after another year of extreme climate disasters

Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon attends a ceremonial gathering with Mapuche leader and Minga Indigena Lead Coordinator Calfin Lafkenche and other indigenous delegates ahead of the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), in Glasgow, Britain October 30, 2021. Photo :Reuters
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COP26: World makes new bid to avert climate disaster

Bill Gates and Connie Hedegaard Photo: Project Syndicate
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No time to waste