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Climate change fuels disasters, but deaths don't add up

Climate change fuels disasters, but deaths don't add up. [AFP]

Climate change is turbocharging heatwaves, wildfires, floods and tropical storms, but how deadly have extreme weather events become for people in their path?

Annual climate reports released last week show the last three years have been the hottest since the pre-industrial era, with no let-up in sight as the world continues to burn fossil fuels.

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