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Droughts, Floods, Other Water-Related Disasters Could Cost Economy $5.6T by 2050

August 29, 2022

Worsening droughts, storms and torrential rain in some of the world’s largest economies could cause $5.6 trillion in losses to GDP by 2050, according to a report released Monday.

This year heavy rains have triggered floods that inundated cities in China and South Korea and disrupted water and electricity supply in India, while drought has put farmers’ harvests at risk across Europe.

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