A new report tallies the cost of this year's climate-related disasters as politicians are urged to 'ensure climate change is a government priority in 2022'.
More than 300 people are believed to have died as a result of the disaster, which left behind £13.3bn worth of damage.Rainfall in western Canada in November led to flooding in British Columbia.
The list is biased towards richer nations, where insurance claims are likely to be higher, although the human cost of disasters is often worse in developing countries. She also reflected on the fact that"the environment" was the issue most cited by respondents when asked what the UK government's new year's resolution should focus on, in a poll conducted to accompany the report.
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