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Natural disasters forced 20 million from homes in 2014: report
2015-07-20 17:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Nearly 20 million people were forced to flee their homes due to floods, storms and earthquakes last year, a problem likely to worsen due to climate change, but which could be eased by better construction, a report said on Monday. Asia is particularly prone to natural disasters, accounting for almost 90 percent of the 19.3 million displaced in 2014, led by typhoons in China and the Philippines, and floods in India, the Norwegian Refugee Council said. "Disaster-related displacement is on the...
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