Which country suffers the most from extreme weather?
Which country suffers the most from extreme weather?
Answer: Puerto Rico
Source: Global Climate Risk Index 2021 by Germanwatch
Research group Germanwatch found that between 2000 and 2019
Puerto Rico suffered 24 extreme weather events
including Hurricane Maria which battered the island in 2017
Second worst hit during the same time period was Myanmar
followed by Haiti, Philippines and Mozambique
Over 475,000 people lost their lives between 2000 and 2019
as a direct result of more than 11,000 extreme weather events
Source: Global Climate Risk Index 2021
Which country was affected the most in 2019 alone?
Answer: Mozambique
In March 2019, Mozambique was battered by cyclone Idai
which brought 105mph winds and triggered devastating floods
Source: Global Climate Risk Index 2021
Zimbabwe was the second worst affected country
followed by the Bahamas, Japan, Malawi
Tropical cyclones led to six countries being listed
among the top 10 worst hit countries
Germanwatch says their frequency and severity will increase
with every tenth of a degree in global average temperature rise