Extreme weather fuelled by the climate crisis has cost some of the world’s poorest countries $156 billion (£116bn) across the past two decades, the Independent can reveal. Intense drought, flooding, ...

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Extreme weather fuelled by the climate crisis has cost some of the world’s poorest countries $156bn (£116bn) across the past two decades, The Independent can reveal. “If the UK suffered tens of ...

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