Record natural disaster deaths

Record natural disaster deaths

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NATURAL disasters killed at least 150,000 people in the first half of this year, more than in the whole of 2004 when south-east Asia was struck by a tsunami, a top insurer said today.

The figures came from German re-insurance group Munich Re which warned that the pattern this year fitted a trend of worsening weather-driven catastrophes, and the company called for increased efforts to fight climate change.

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I really dont know...
Its not that bad from where i sit...
Perhaps it just that we are well informed...

ya think?

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Maybe theres just more people living where natural disasters happen?
The earths population is rising rapidly , its only natural if theres more people on earth to be killed that the number will rise

[edit on 9-7-2008 by aaabbbg]

Maybe we just had an unlucky year, who knows?
Climate change does make sense, but could just be people jumping on the bandwagon and saying that.