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Münchener Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft (Munich Re)
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This report shows that the natural catastrophe statistics for 2012 were largely dominated by atmospheric events, with no catastrophic earthquakes. Due to a number of major weather-related catastrophes, including severe tornado outbreaks in the spring and a record drought in the US Midwest, the USA accounted for an exceptionally high proportion of natural catastrophes. However, Russia also experienced unusually hot, dry conditions, and vast tracts of land were devastated by wildfires.

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Hazards Cold Wave Cyclone, Hurricane and Typhoon Drought Earthquake Flood Heatwave Landslide Tornado Tsunami Volcano Wildfire
Themes Climate change
Number of pages
60 p.
Publication year
2013

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