Extreme weather warning

Thailand ranks ninth of a list of countries most affected by extreme weather events between 2000 and 2019, according to the Global Climate Risk Index 2021.

The Global Climate Risk Index ranks countries according to their level of exposure and vulnerability to extreme weather events, which governments should take as a warning for the future.

As world leaders gather for the COP26 summit in Glasgow, Scotland, the index pointed out that more devastating storms and other weather phenomenon are causing greater impacts on human lives and causing severe economic losses which often disproportionately affect the poor.

Puerto Rico, Myanmar and Haiti topped the index, followed by the Philippines, Mozambique, the Bahamas, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Thailand and Nepal, according to the report.

The majority of the damage from natural disasters…