过去50年天气灾害涨五倍

Weather-related disasters increased fivefold in the past half-century, the latest report by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Wednesday.

世界气象组织9月1日发布的一份最新报告显示，过去50年与天气有关灾害增加了五倍。

However, thanks to improved early warning systems and disaster management, the number of deaths from these hazards declined sharply.
但由于早期预警和灾害管理机制的改进，因灾害性天气而死亡的人数大幅下降。

According to the WMO Atlas of Mortality and Economic Losses from Weather, Climate and Water Extremes (1970-2019), there were more than 11,000 reported disasters globally, with over 2 million deaths and $3.64 trillion in losses.
这份名为《天气、气候和水极端事件造成的死亡人数和经济损失图集(1970-2019)》的报告显示，全球在此期间发生了超过1.1万起的灾害，累积死亡人数超过200万，损失达3.64万亿美元。

More than 91% of these deaths occurred in developing countries.
其中超过91%的死亡发生在发展中国家。