According to a report, entitled State of the Climate in Asia 2021, released on November 14, 2022, Natural disasters affecting nearly ______ million people in Asia last year.

  • A. 36 million
  • B. 48 million
  • C. 50 million
  • D. 56 million

Correct Answer: C. 50 million

Economic losses from drought, floods and landslides have rocketed in Asia, and last year alone, weather and water-related hazards caused total damage of $35.6 billion, affecting nearly 50 million people, according to a report, entitled State of the Climate in Asia 2021, released on November 14, 2022. The report, which was produced jointly with the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), was presented during the UN climate change negotiations, COP27, in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.

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