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Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material http://kabar.kg/eng/news/un-20-year-review-earthquakes-and-tsunamis-kill-more-people-while-climate-change-is-driving-up-economic-losses/The last twenty years have seen a dramatic rise of 151% in direct economic losses from climate-related disasters, according to a report released today by the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction in advance of International Day for Disaster Reduction on October 13.Wed, 10 Oct 2018 20:08:00 +0200kabar-eb3b95745d470947e45dd8d04f2d51c2kabaren35.2086 110.727UNSecretaryGeneralCrisisResponseEnvironmentClimateChangeNaturalDisastersUNbodiesDebarati Guha-SapirMami MizutoriEmergencyUN Office20181010200800https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/world/2018-10-10-natural-disasters-are-even-more-disastrous-for-people-in-poorer-nations/Kuala Lumpur — Economic losses caused by climate-related disasters have soared by about two-and-a-half times over the past 20 years, the UN said on Wednesday. From 1998 to 2017, direct losses from all disasters totalled $2.9-trillion, of which 77% was due to extreme weather that was intensifying as....Wed, 10 Oct 2018 17:09:00 +0200businessday-6bbe2d0ed1da332736c49dc857277d13businessdayen46.20153 6.1666667CivilProtectionNaturalDisastersClimateChangeUNbodiesCrisisResponseEnvironmentMami MizutoriThomson ReutersUN OfficeRicardo Mena20181010170900https://reliefweb.int/report/world/economic-losses-poverty-disasters-1998-2017UN 20-year review: earthquakes and tsunamis kill more people while climate change is driving up economic losses. GENEVA, 10 October 2018 – The last twenty years have seen a dramatic rise of 151% in direct economic losses from climate-related disasters, according to a report released today by the UN....Wed, 10 Oct 2018 16:36:00 +0200reliefWeb-84274b23e259908e29ef64df9e84f2e5reliefWeben35.2086 110.727UNSecretaryGeneralNaturalDisastersClimateChangeUNbodiesCrisisResponseEnvironmentDebarati Guha-SapirMami MizutoriEmergencyUN Office20181010163600https://timesofoman.com/article/234550/World/Asia/Climate-disasters-cause-global-economic-losses-to-soarUNKuala Lumpur: Economic losses caused by climate-related disasters have soared by about two and a half times in the last 20 years, the United Nations said on Wednesday. From 1998 to 2017, direct losses from all disasters totalled $2.9 trillion, of which 77 percent was due to extreme weather that is....Wed, 10 Oct 2018 15:39:00 +0200timesofoman-65d18c1d1a443d218c6ef3ebbc452c8dtimesofomanen46.20153 6.1666667NaturalDisastersUNbodiesClimateChangeCivilProtectionEnvironmentCrisisResponseUnited NationsMami MizutoriThomson ReutersUN OfficeRicardo Mena20181010153900https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-economic-losses-from-natural-disasters-surged-over-last-20-years/Economic losses caused by climate-related disasters have soared by about two and a half times in the last 20 years, the United Nations said on Wednesday. From 1998 to 2017, direct losses from all disasters totalled $2.9 trillion, of which 77 percent was due to extreme weather that is intensifying as the world warms, the U.Wed, 10 Oct 2018 14:34:00 +0200theglobeandmail-e9252632c672e4fbb8afb95618f2aceatheglobeandmailen46.20153 6.1666667UNbodiesClimateChangeCrisisResponseEnvironmentCivilProtectionNaturalDisastersUnited NationsMami MizutoriThomson ReutersRicardo Mena20181010143400http://news.trust.org/item/20181010101500-7h983/In the past 20 years, 77 percent of disaster losses were caused by extreme weather - and climate change is making things worse. By Michael Taylor. KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 10 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Economic losses caused by climate-related disasters have soared by about two and a half times in the....Wed, 10 Oct 2018 14:05:00 +0200trust-eac25deae2cc2e6abe0511d06f71b96ftrusten46.20153 6.1666667UNbodiesClimateChangeCrisisResponseEnvironmentCivilProtectionNaturalDisastersUnited NationsMami MizutoriMichael TaylorThomson ReutersRicardo Mena20181010140500https://reliefweb.int/report/world/economic-losses-poverty-and-disasters-1998-2017UN 20-year review: earthquakes and tsunamis kill more people while climate change is driving up economic losses. GENEVA, 10 October 2018 – The last twenty years have seen a dramatic rise of 251% in direct economic losses from climate-related disasters, according to a report released today by the UN....Wed, 10 Oct 2018 12:10:00 +0200reliefWeb-fc85610c4b35b2a640ce37418b287d8freliefWeben35.2086 110.727CrisisResponseUNSecretaryGeneralUNbodiesEnvironmentNaturalDisastersClimateChangeDebarati Guha-SapirMami MizutoriEmergencyUN Office20181010121000https://akipress.com/news:611344/AKIPRESS.COM - Magnitude 3.7 earthquake occurred on the border of Uzbekistan with Tajikistan on September 23 at 22:02 am, the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Uzbekistan reported. Gulistan and Djizak towns felt the quakes at magnitude 2. No damages and casualties were reported. © AKIpress News Agency - 2001-2018.Mon, 24 Sep 2018 12:41:00 +0200ca-news-f82c6970867e9ac7c71fa573650fef35ca-newsen38.5593 68.775NaturalDisastersEmergency20180924124100https://en.trend.az/casia/uzbekistan/2955577.htmlBaku, Azerbaijan, Sept. 24. Trend: A mild earthquake hit the area on the territory of Uzbekistan bordering with Tajikistan on Sept. 23 evening, Podrobno.uz reported. "At 22:02 on September 23 (GMT + 5), an earthquake has occurred in the border area between Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. The coordinates are as follows: 39.Mon, 24 Sep 2018 10:02:00 +0200trendnews-az-08eb40b15fa57db7586493b20cf12b5dtrendnews-azen41.3052 69.269NaturalDisasters20180924100200https://foreignaffairs.co.nz/2018/09/18/mil-osi-translation-roskosmos-information-about-the-conducted-space-imagery/MIL OSI Translation. Region: Russia – Source: Russia Federal Space. Roskosmos. Information on the conducted space imagery 18.09.2018 08: 50In August 2018, the State Corporation “Roskosmos” carried out a space survey of the territories of the Russian Federation, as well as the territories of a number of foreign countries.Tue, 18 Sep 2018 09:21:00 +0200foreignaffairs-nz-8e9950d0c0614d9e0d719da49a1e9d18foreignaffairs-nzen55.7388 37.6665NaturalDisastersAirTransportState Corporation20180918092100http://www.india.com/news/india/himachal-pradesh-earthquake-of-magnitude-3-4-hits-kinnaur-3326702/New Delhi: An earthquake of magnitude 3.4 on Richter Scale strikes Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh, news agency ANI reported on Saturday. The tremors were felt in the afternoon. No reports of injuries or any damage to property were reported. More details are awaited.Sat, 15 Sep 2018 09:36:00 +0200india-9f47680e8e6560a317c28c5b026249f1indiaen28.5687 77.2168NaturalDisastersMeteorological Department20180915093600https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/1558294/disasters-discriminate-disaster-response-should-notWhen landslides devastated parts of Khatlon province in Tajikistan in early 2009, the village of Baldzhuvan was better prepared than most. Bibi Rahimova, a local community organiser, had spent years alerting people to the dangers of living beneath unstable terrain.Mon, 15 Oct 2018 14:02:00 +0200BangkokPost-b8d8304895e2ad5442550c98245c8257BangkokPosten-6.18287 106.829UNbodiesNaturalDisastersCrisisResponseUnited NationsIndian OceanOxfamOxfam InternationalDevelopment Programme20181015140200