{"id":165384,"date":"2024-10-31T12:33:21","date_gmt":"2024-10-31T12:33:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/31\/the-ten-deadliest-weather-events-of-the-last-20-years-and-how-they-were-fuelled-by-climate-change\/"},"modified":"2024-10-31T12:33:21","modified_gmt":"2024-10-31T12:33:21","slug":"the-ten-deadliest-weather-events-of-the-last-20-years-and-how-they-were-fuelled-by-climate-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/31\/the-ten-deadliest-weather-events-of-the-last-20-years-and-how-they-were-fuelled-by-climate-change\/","title":{"rendered":"The ten deadliest weather events of the last 20 years and how they were fuelled by climate change"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Climate change caused by humans fuelled all the ten deadliest weather events of the last two decades, analysis has found.<\/p>\n

The ferocious cyclones, heatwaves, drought and flooding, including in Europe, have killed more than 570,000 people.<\/p>\n

All were all made more intense and more likely in a hotter atmosphere, the World Weather Attribution (WWA) group at Imperial College London said as it marked its 10th anniversary.<\/p>\n

Its research shows how scientists can detect the “fingerprint of climate change” in complex weather events – such as the recent deadly flooding in Spain<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

“Climate change<\/strong><\/a> isn’t a distant threat,” said Dr Friederike Otto, co-founder and lead of World Weather Attribution.<\/p>\n

“This study should be an eye-opener for political leaders hanging on to fossil fuels that heat the planet and destroy lives.<\/p>\n

“If we keep burning oil, gas and coal, the suffering will continue.”<\/p>\n

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The team analysed the ten deadliest weather events in the International Disaster Database since 2004. These were:<\/p>\n