As per World Meteorological Organisation (WMO)' 4th edition of “State of the Climate in Asia 2023” report, Asia was the world’s most disaster-hit region from weather, climate and water-related hazards in 2023.

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As per World Meteorological Organisation (WMO)' 4th edition of “State of the Climate in Asia 2023” report, Asia was the world’s most disaster-hit region from weather, climate and water-related hazards in 2023. The Asian continent was the world’s most disaster-prone region in 2023. Floods and storms caused the highest number of reported casualties and economic losses in Asia, while the impact of heatwaves became more severe. The rise of temperature in eastern and northern India had been highest in India. The annual mean near-surface temperature over Asia in 2023 was the second-highest on record, 0.91°C above the 1991-2020 average and 1.87 °C above the 1961-1990 average.


      Particularly high average temperatures were recorded from western Siberia to central Asia and from eastern China to Japan.

     

     

 

     


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