Christian Aid: Climate change caused major economic damage in 2018

Madeleine Cuff
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Extreme weather events made more common by climate change cost global economy tens of billions of pounds last year

Hurricanes, droughts, and supercharged tropical storms caused huge economic damage in 2018 according to a new report from Christian Aid, which underscores the financial cost of rising greenhouse gases....

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