This recent publication by Swiss Re Institute, “Changing climates: the heat is (still) on,' reveals alarming projections regarding the economic toll of extreme weather events worldwide.

Check out where your country ranks in the list:
medium.com/the-environmen…
#climate Swiss Re

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The US has the world's highest economic losses from weather events. That is in absolute terms; in relative terms, the Philippines is eight times worse off.

How is your country affected? Check it out on:

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#climate #environment #risk #news Swiss Re

(2/2) The US Has the World's Highest Economic Losses From Weather Events

A new Swiss Re study ranks the US second in terms of percent of GDP economic losses

#ClimateAction #NatCat #ClimateRisk Swiss Re

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(1/2) The US Has the World's Highest Economic Losses From Weather Events

A new Swiss Re study ranks the US second in terms of percent of GDP economic losses

#ClimateAction #NatCat #ClimateRisk Swiss Re

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The US has the world's highest economic losses from weather events. That is in absolute terms; in relative terms, the Philippines is eight times worse off.

How is your country affected? Check it out on:

➡️ swissre.com/institute/rese…
#climate #environment #risk #news Swiss Re

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Understanding how natural disasters increasingly lead to property damage is critical to prepare for climate change.

Read the new report by Swiss Re
swissre.com/institute/rese…

Male seahorses give birth: imagine the political landscape in the US if we would be like seahorses.

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8 arms, 3 hearts and 9 brains. An octopus is a gifted, curious and playful animal, with real intelligence.

Why Vincent van Gogh Would Have Loved to Paint the Nature and Churches on My Island, by Alexander Verbeek 🌍 open.substack.com/pub/theplanet/…

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One of the many aqueducts-water bridges- in the Netherlands, this one seems to be the most favorite on social media. Driving or sailing there is less spectacular than the drone shot view.

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The average cat's reaction time is 20-70 milliseconds, which is faster than the average snake's time of 44-70 ms

#cats #CatsofTwittter

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Somewhere on our beautiful planet. 😊

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Biodiversity remains severely underfunded, with recent research showing upwards of a $700 billion gap between current annual funding and what’s needed by 2030 to maintain ecosystem integrity. wri.org/insights/biodi…