'The word that best describes 2021 is 'relentless.''
The insurer Aon is out Tuesday with its summary of natural disasters report from 2021, which has a heavy emphasis on economic losses from climate and extreme weather events.
As the world warms, certain extreme events are becoming more severe and frequent, although climate trends may not be easy to discern in the aggregate statistics.The report shows that last year was the third-costliest year on record after adjusting for inflation, with $329 billion in climate and weather-related losses.
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