UN: Weather Disasters Soar In Numbers, Cost, But Deaths Fall

The video discusses the increasing frequency and destructiveness of disasters, as highlighted by a UN report that analyzed over 11,000 weather events in the past 50 years. It notes that while disasters are more frequent and destructive, they are less deadly. The report shows a significant increase in the number of disasters from about 700 per year in the 1970s to over 3000 per year now.

What does the UN report suggest about the relationship between the frequency and deadliness of weather events?

According to the report, how do the destructiveness and deadliness of current disasters compare?

How many weather events did the UN report analyze over the past 50 years?

What trend has been observed in the number of weather disasters from the 1970s to now?

What is the current average number of disasters per year compared to the 1970s?