series big little lies. hbo described jean marc vallee as a brilliant, truly phenomenal talent. climate fuelled disasters which have devastated lives have also cost the world tens of billions of dollars this past year. that s according to christian aid, which tallied up the damages based on insured losses. let s take a look at some of the most costly events. hurricane ida struck the united states in august and is at the very top of the list at $65 billion. it was the fifth strongest hurricane to make landfall in the country and killed dozens of people. deadly floods that swept across western and central europe in the summer came in second, causing $43 billion in damages. more than 200 people died. torrential rains in china s central henan province caused huge floods injuly, leading to $17.6 billion in damages and leaving more than 300 dead. cyclone yaas lashed coastal areas
deadly floods that swept across western and central europe in the summer came in second, causing $43 billion in damages. more than 200 people died. torrential rains in china s central henan province caused huge floods injuly, leading to $17.6 billion in damages, and leaving more than 300 dead. cyclone yaas lashed coastal areas in india and bangladesh in may, and cost $3 billion injust a few days. it also forced more than a million people to evacuate. most of the countries on this list are richer nations where it s easier to measure financial losses, because people are more likely to have insurance. dr kat kramer is the report s author. she explained more about what she found. we looked at the top ten most expensive extreme weather events and occurrences that were climate related this year, and i think it s important to say that they can t be directly ascribed
that devasted lives have also cost the world tens of billions of dollars this past year. this is according to christian aid, which tallied up the damages based on insured losses. let s take a look at some of the most costly incidents. hurricane ida struck the united states in august and is at the very top of the list at $65 billion. it was the fifth strongest hurricane to make landfall in the country and killed dozens of people. in the summer, deadly floods that swept across western and central europe came in second, causing $113 billion in damages. more than 200 people died. torrential rains in china s central henan province caused huge floods injuly and led to $17.6 billion in damages, and left more than 300 dead. cyclone yaas lashed coastal areas in india and bangladesh in may and cost $3 billion in just a few days. it also forced more than a million people to evacuate. christian aid is now calling for richer countries to help offset the costs caused by these extreme weather events.
remembrances of archbishop desmond tutu. climate fuelled disasters which have devastated lives have also cost the world tens of billions of dollars this past year. that s according to christian aid, which tallied up the damages based on insured losses. let s take a look at some of the most costly events. hurricane ida struck the united states in august and is at the very top of the list at $65 billion. it was the fifth strongest hurricane to make landfall in the country and killed dozens of people. deadly floods that swept across western and central europe in the summer came in second, causing $113 billion in damages. more than 200 people died. torrential rains in china s central henan province caused huge floods injuly, leading to $17.6 billion in damages and leaving more than 300 dead. cyclone yaas lashed coastal areas in india and bangladesh in may and cost $3 billion