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Coronavirus, climate change and disasters: 2020 has been a hell of a year – ABC News
The Northern Hemisphere has not been OK. Heatwaves in Europe, record wildfires in California, flooding in Africa, many, many tropical storms, and possibly the highest temperature reliably recorded on Earth. All while dealing with COVID-19.
While we have all been justifiably distracted by COVID-19, the Northern Hemisphere has not been OK.
Fires in Siberia, heatwaves in Europe, record wildfires in California, flooding in Africa, many, many tropical storms, and possibly the highest temperature reliably recorded on Earth.
The Red Cross and Red Crescent has released a report indicating hundreds of millions of people have been affected by the multiple whammies of natural disasters and coronavirus.
- 51.6 million people affecte…
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