Fewer deaths from disasters despite harsher storms say UN official
UN disaster risk reduction head Kamal Kishore notes global deaths from cyclones floods and droughts are down due to warnings planning and resilience. He cites India's 1999 and 2013 cyclones and Cyclone Biparjoy as examples and warns against ignoring poverty and livelihoods losses even as fatalities fall.
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Hail pummels the central U S with recent squalls including baseball to DVD sized chunks damaging Colorado and Texas. Meteorologists cite warming temps and stronger updrafts, plus population growth increasing property exposure, as drivers of larger, costlier hail and rising insurer losses.
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