Climate change means more weather disasters every year, UN report warns

Climate change means more weather disasters every year, UN report warns
The report warns of more natural disasters such as forest fires, storms, hurricanes and droughts (AP/Sergio Azenha, File)

The UN weather agency has warned that the number of people who need international humanitarian help could increase sharply as a result of climate change.

The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) said those requiring help in the wake of heat waves, global warming, forest fires, storms, droughts and a rising number of hurricanes could rise 50% by 2030 compared to the 108 million who needed it worldwide in 2018.

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