The number of billion-dollar disasters stood at *** events in the period between 2010 and 2019. This is double the number in the previous decade. While increased costs due to the disasters are likely due to higher exposure of vulnerable high-value assets, climate change also plays a role in the intensity and frequency of some climatological events.
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