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State of the Climate in Asia 2020
October 29 , 2021
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- India has suffered an average annual loss (AAL) of around 87 billion USD due to tropical cyclones, floods and droughts.
- This is according to the State of the Climate in Asia 2020.
- This first of its kind multi-agency report was published by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
- China experienced the highest ALL.
- It is followed by India and Japan.
- The highest AAL was associated with drought.
- Also, Cyclone Amphan hit the Sundarbans region between India and Bangladesh in May 2020 displacing 2.4 million people in India and 2.5 million people in Bangladesh.
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