'Natural disasters to cost USD 185bn yearly by end of century' - The Economic Times
WASHINGTON: Annual global losses from natural disasters could triple to a whopping USD 185 billion by the end of this century, according to a new report.Ondi Timoner on Bjorn Lomborg in ‘Cool It’ - Review - NYTimes.com
Climate change could add another USD 28-68 billion more in damages per year from tropical cyclones alone, said the report released today jointly by the World Bank and the United Nations .
By the second half, however, Ms. Timoner has found her footing, and the film really digs in. Debunking claims made by “An Inconvenient Truth” and presenting alternative strategies, “Cool It” finally blossoms into an engrossing, brain-tickling picture as many of Al Gore’s meticulously graphed assertions are systematically — and persuasively — refuted. (I was intrigued to hear Mr. Lomborg say, for instance, that the polar-bear population is more endangered by hunters than melting ice.)
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The WB, the ADB and other foreign aid and UN bodies are effectively saying, "to fight climate change, borrow more from us; increase your public debt to 'save the planet'". What a huge racket indeed.
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