Report: Extreme weather’s toll is millions of deaths, trillions in damage
May 22
By Ben Burke (Producer)
Media Landscape
This story is a Media Miss by the right as only 14% of the coverage is from right leaning media.
Left 46%
Center 41%
Right 14%
Bias Distribution
Far
Left
+0
Click to close
Left
+0
Click to close
Two million killed, $4.3 trillion in damages from extreme weather over past half-century: World Meteorological Organisation
Click to see story on The Hindu
UN agency: 2M killed, $4.3 trillion in damages from extreme weather over past half-century
Click to see story on Associated Press News
UN agency: 2M killed, $4.3 trillion in damages from extreme weather over past half-century
Click to see story on abc News
Extreme weather has killed 2 million people over past half century, U.N. says
Click to see story on NBC News
UN agency: 2M killed, $4.3 trillion in damages from extreme weather over past half-century
Click to see story on Alaska Highway News
2 million killed, $4.3 trillion in damages from extreme weather over past half-century, UN agency says
Click to see story on PBS NewsHour
UN agency: 2M killed, $4.3 trillion in damages from extreme weather over past half-century
Click to see story on Mountainview Today
UN agency: 2M killed, $4.3 trillion in damages from extreme weather over past half-century
Click to see story on Town And Country Today
UN agency: 2M killed, $4.3 trillion in damages from extreme weather over past half-century
Click to see story on Delta Optimist
UN agency: 2M killed, $4.3 trillion in damages from extreme weather over past half-century
Click to see story on Coast Reporter
Click to close
UN agency: 2M killed, US$4.3 trillion in damages from extreme weather over past half-century
Click to see story on CTV News
UN agency: 2M killed, $4.3 trillion in damages from extreme weather over past half-century
Click to see story on KIFI
UN agency: 2M killed, $4.3 trillion in damages from extreme weather over past half-century
Click to see story on Winnipeg Free Press
UN agency: 2M killed, $4.3 trillion in damages from extreme weather over past half-century
Click to see story on WKMG
UN agency: 2M killed, $4.3 trillion in damages from extreme weather over past half-century
Click to see story on Click on Detroit
UN agency: 2M killed, $4.3 trillion in damages from extreme weather over past half-century
Click to see story on WPLG
UN agency: 2M killed, $4.3 trillion in damages from extreme weather over past half-century
Click to see story on San Diego Union Tribune
UN agency: 2M killed, $4.3 trillion in damages from extreme weather over past half-century
Click to see story on KOB 4
UN agency: 2M killed, $4.3T in damages from extreme weather over past half-century
Click to see story on Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Click to close
UN agency: 2M killed, $4.3 trillion in damages from extreme weather over past half-century
Click to see story on Arab News
UN agency: 2M killed, $4.3 trillion in damages from extreme weather over past half-century
Click to see story on MY Northwest
Extreme weather killed 2M, caused damages worth $4.3T over past 50 years: UN agency
Click to see story on Anadolu Ajansı
Click to close
Right
+0
Click to close
Far
Right
+0
Click to close
Untracked Bias
23 other sources covering this story
Total News Sources
23
Leaning Left
10
Center
9
Leaning Right
3
Last Updated
7 months ago
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) released an updated report Monday, May 22, on the toll extreme weather has taken on the world. According to the report, from 1970 to 2021, extreme weather, climate and water-related events have killed more than 2 million people and caused $4.3 trillion in damage.
“The USA alone incurred US$1.7 trillion, accounting for 39% of economic losses worldwide in the 51 years,” the WMO said in a statement on the extreme weather report. “But Least Developed Countries and Small Island Developing States suffered a disproportionately high cost in relation to the size of their economies.”
According to Straight Arrow News’ exclusive Media Miss tool, out of the 18 sources covering this story, only two lean right.
In the statement, the WMO said the economic losses from extreme weather “have soared.” The organization added “improved early warnings and coordinated disaster management” have led to fewer deaths.
According to the report, over 90% of extreme weather deaths happened in developing countries. The WMO statement touched on Cyclone Mocha which devastated communities in Myanmar and Bangladesh earlier in May.
“It caused widespread devastation in Myanmar and Bangladesh, impacting the poorest of the poor,” WMO Secretary-General Petteri Taalas said in the statement. “In the past, both Myanmar and Bangladesh suffered death tolls of tens and even hundreds of thousands of people.”
The World Meteorological Organization released an updated report this morning on the toll extreme weather has taken on the world.
According to the report — from 19-70 to 20-21 — extreme weather — climate and water-related events have killed more than 2 million people and caused 4-point-3 trillion dollars in damage.
Let’s take a look at the media landscape on this story — according to our exclusive Media Miss tool.
As you can see — out of the 18 sources covering this story — only two lean right.
We want to give you a more complete picture of the headlines – use the tool for yourself at Straight Arrow News dot com.
In a statement — the W-M-O said the economic losses from extreme weather quote “have soared.”
However — “improved early warnings and coordinated disaster management” have led to fewer deaths.
According to the report — over 90% of deaths happened in developing countries.
The W-M-O statement touched on Cyclone Mocha — which devastated communities in Myanmar and Bangladesh earlier this month.
Talking about Mocha — the W-M-O’s Secretary-General said quote “It caused widespread devastation in Myanmar and Bangladesh, impacting the poorest of the poor. In the past, both Myanmar and Bangladesh suffered death tolls of tens and even hundreds of thousands of people.”
Media Landscape
This story is a Media Miss by the right as only 14% of the coverage is from right leaning media.
Left 46%
Center 41%
Right 14%
Bias Distribution
Far
Left
+0
Click to close
Left
+0
Click to close
Two million killed, $4.3 trillion in damages from extreme weather over past half-century: World Meteorological Organisation
Click to see story on The Hindu
UN agency: 2M killed, $4.3 trillion in damages from extreme weather over past half-century
Click to see story on Associated Press News
UN agency: 2M killed, $4.3 trillion in damages from extreme weather over past half-century
Click to see story on abc News
Extreme weather has killed 2 million people over past half century, U.N. says
Click to see story on NBC News
UN agency: 2M killed, $4.3 trillion in damages from extreme weather over past half-century
Click to see story on Alaska Highway News
2 million killed, $4.3 trillion in damages from extreme weather over past half-century, UN agency says
Click to see story on PBS NewsHour
UN agency: 2M killed, $4.3 trillion in damages from extreme weather over past half-century
Click to see story on Mountainview Today
UN agency: 2M killed, $4.3 trillion in damages from extreme weather over past half-century
Click to see story on Town And Country Today
UN agency: 2M killed, $4.3 trillion in damages from extreme weather over past half-century
Click to see story on Delta Optimist
UN agency: 2M killed, $4.3 trillion in damages from extreme weather over past half-century
Click to see story on Coast Reporter
Click to close
UN agency: 2M killed, US$4.3 trillion in damages from extreme weather over past half-century
Click to see story on CTV News
UN agency: 2M killed, $4.3 trillion in damages from extreme weather over past half-century
Click to see story on KIFI
UN agency: 2M killed, $4.3 trillion in damages from extreme weather over past half-century
Click to see story on Winnipeg Free Press
UN agency: 2M killed, $4.3 trillion in damages from extreme weather over past half-century
Click to see story on WKMG
UN agency: 2M killed, $4.3 trillion in damages from extreme weather over past half-century
Click to see story on Click on Detroit
UN agency: 2M killed, $4.3 trillion in damages from extreme weather over past half-century
Click to see story on WPLG
UN agency: 2M killed, $4.3 trillion in damages from extreme weather over past half-century
Click to see story on San Diego Union Tribune
UN agency: 2M killed, $4.3 trillion in damages from extreme weather over past half-century
Click to see story on KOB 4
UN agency: 2M killed, $4.3T in damages from extreme weather over past half-century
Click to see story on Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Click to close
UN agency: 2M killed, $4.3 trillion in damages from extreme weather over past half-century
Click to see story on Arab News
UN agency: 2M killed, $4.3 trillion in damages from extreme weather over past half-century
Click to see story on MY Northwest
Extreme weather killed 2M, caused damages worth $4.3T over past 50 years: UN agency
Click to see story on Anadolu Ajansı
Click to close
Right
+0
Click to close
Far
Right
+0
Click to close
Untracked Bias
23 other sources covering this story
Total News Sources
23
Leaning Left
10
Center
9
Leaning Right
3
Last Updated
7 months ago
Unbiased news.
Directly to
your inbox.
Free!