Climate Change

Question 1

Extreme weather events

Answer 1

152 since 1999

Question 2

Loss GDP

Answer 2

O.53% in 2018 global climate risk index

Question 3

Heavy rains related facts

Answer 3

According to the National Disaster Management Authority, heavy rains have killed around 200 people, damaged some 3,700 houses — mainly in Balochistan — and killed over 1,100 livestock across Pakistan so far this year. The data collected by the government agencies and NGOs shows around 3,300 acres of crops have been damaged in the provinces, with Punjab and Sindh suffering the most.

Question 4

Climate change and woman

Answer 4

Similarly, according to the United Nations, women constitute about 80 per cent of climate refugees, often being the first to be displaced when extreme weather strikes. When natural disasters strike, the mortality rate for women is disproportionately higher. For instance, during the 2004 tsunami, in some areas of Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and India, up to 77 per cent of the fatalities were women. Similarly, in the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar in 2008, 61 per cent of the deaths were women.

Question 5

Examples of climate change

Answer 5

In Japan, authorities also raised the alarm as the country experienced its hottest summer since record-keeping began in 1898. Australia, with its diverse climate, saw its warmest winter on record, surpassing the previous mark set in 1996. These records are not isolated events. In July, the world witnessed the hottest month ever recorded