2017 'costliest year on record' for climate disasters: UN
Severe climate disasters cost countries about $320 billion in 2017, making it the costliest year on record for climate-related events, the United Nations' weather agency stated. The report noted Cyclone Mora and Ockhi caused substantial casualties in the Indian subcontinent besides affecting about four crore people. Further, the North Atlantic hurricane season was the costliest ever for the US.