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World Business Report: First broadcast 01/09/2021 14:32 GMT : Weather-related disasters more frequent and costlier than 50 years ago

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Weather-related disasters more frequent and costlier than 50 years ago

First broadcast 01/09/2021 14:32 GMT 

First broadcast 01/09/2021 14:32 GMT : Weather-related disasters more frequent and costlier than 50 years ago

BBC World Service - World Business Report, Weather-related disasters more frequent and costlier than 50 years ago

World Meteorological Organization says early warning systems are now saving more lives

Scientists at the UN's World Meteorological Organization say the number of weather-related disasters around the globe has increased five-fold over the past 50 years. James Douris from the WMO's Disaster Risk Reduction team explains why, despite this, far fewer people are dying due to these events, thanks to improved early warning systems. The newly elected president of Zambia, Hakainde Hichilema, says that his government will prioritise fixing the country's defaulted debt with the IMF as part of his government plan.  And at the end of football’s summer transfer window in Europe, it’s been revealed that clubs in the  English Premier League spent over $1.5billion. (Image: Hurricane Irma hits Miami in 2017, Credit: Warren Faidley/Getty)

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