過去50年天氣災害漲五倍

Weather-related disasters increased fivefold in the past half-century, the latest report by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Wednesday.

世界氣象組織9月1日發(fā)布的一份最新報告顯示，過去50年與天氣有關(guān)災害增加了五倍。

However, thanks to improved early warning systems and disaster management, the number of deaths from these hazards declined sharply.
但由于早期預警和災害管理機制的改進，因災害性天氣而死亡的人數(shù)大幅下降。

According to the WMO Atlas of Mortality and Economic Losses from Weather, Climate and Water Extremes (1970-2019), there were more than 11,000 reported disasters globally, with over 2 million deaths and $3.64 trillion in losses.
這份名為《天氣、氣候和水極端事件造成的死亡人數(shù)和經(jīng)濟損失圖集(1970-2019)》的報告顯示，全球在此期間發(fā)生了超過1.1萬起的災害，累積死亡人數(shù)超過200萬，損失達3.64萬億美元。

More than 91% of these deaths occurred in developing countries.
其中超過91%的死亡發(fā)生在發(fā)展中國家。