US, China, India, Japan suffer as environment protection becomes costlier: United Nations

• The economic cost of climate-related disasters hit USD 2.25 billion over the last two decades, an increase of more than 250 per cent compared to the previous 20 years.
• (UNISDR) noted that "climate change is increasing the frequency and severity of extreme weather events" such as tsunamis, floods and storms.
• Between 1978-1997, total losses for climate-related disasters was USD 895 million (780 million euros).
• UNISDR counted the number of climate-related disasters between 1998-2017 at more than 6,600, with storms and floods the most common events.

SOURCE : INDIAN EXPRESS