{"id":292749,"date":"2024-04-24T18:07:39","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T12:37:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=292749"},"modified":"2024-04-24T18:07:39","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T12:37:39","slug":"state-of-the-climate-in-asia-2023-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/state-of-the-climate-in-asia-2023-report\/","title":{"rendered":"State of the Climate in Asia 2023 report"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-description=\"\" aria-label=\"Sent by Copilot: [1]: https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/india\/asia-disasters-2023-extreme-weather-killed-over-2000-wmo-report-9285807\/ &quot;&quot; [2]: https:\/\/www.dailypioneer.com\/2024\/page1\/asia-worst-hit-by-disasters-in-2023--wmo-report.html &quot;&quot; [3]: https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/asia-climate-change-disasters\/a-68894701 &quot;&quot; **Asia** faced the most disasters in the world in **2023**, with **79 events** associated with extreme weather, climate, and water-related hazards. These events affected over **nine million people** in the region and directly resulted in the loss of **over 2,000 lives**. The majority of these disasters were related to **flooding and storms**, accounting for over **80%** of the reported hydrometeorological hazards in Asia. Specifically: - **Floods**: Over **60%** of the 2,000 deaths were associated with flooding. - **Storms**: More than **15%** of the deaths were linked to storms. The **World Meteorological Organization (WMO)** released a report titled **&quot;State of the Climate in Asia 2023&quot;**, highlighting the following key points: 1. **Warming Trend**: Asia has warmed faster than the global average, and the warming trend has nearly doubled since the 1961-1990 period. 2. **Climate Change Impact**: Accelerating climate change indicators, such as surface temperatures, glacier retreat, and sea level rise, will have significant consequences for Asia's economy, ecosystems, and human lives. 3. **Severe Heat Waves**: In April and June 2023, severe heat waves led to approximately **110 deaths** due to heatstroke. For instance, the Ballia and Deoria districts in Uttar Pradesh, India, experienced high temperatures in the **42-43 degrees Celsius** range during these heat-related fatalities[^1^][1]. The report underscores the urgent need for climate action to mitigate the devastating effects of extreme weather events in the region. \ud83c\udf0d\ud83c\udf0a\ud83d\udd25\">\n<div class=\"ac-container ac-adaptiveCard\">\n<p><strong>Source<\/strong>-This post on <strong>State of the Climate in Asia 2023 report<\/strong> has been created based on the article <strong>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.indianexpress.com\/c\/74957869\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Asia worst hit by disasters in 2023, 79 extreme weather events killed over 2,000: WMO report<\/a>\u201d<\/strong> published in \u201c<strong>The Indian Express<\/strong>\u201d on 24 April 2024.<\/p>\n<h2>Why in the news?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"synopsis\">The World Meteorological Organization has recently published the \u2018State of the Climate in Asia 2023\u2019 report.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"ac-textBlock\">Highlights of the report<\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/images.indianexpress.com\/2024\/04\/flood.jpg?resize=640%2C360&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"State of the Climate in Asia 2023 report\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Indian express<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">1. Asia has faced the most number of disasters in the world in 2023. There have been recorded instances of\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">79 events <\/span>associated with<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> extreme weather<\/span>,<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> climate<\/span>, and <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">water-related hazards. <\/span>These events have <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">affected over nine million people in the region<\/span> and directly resulted in the loss of over 2,000 lives.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">2. The majority of disasters which have occurred in Asia are related to flooding and storms. <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Over 60% of the 2,000 deaths have been associated with flooding<\/span> and <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">more than 15% of the deaths were linked to storms<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">3. Asia has <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">warmed faster than the global average<span style=\"color: #333333;\">. This <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\">warming trend has nearly doubled since the 1961-1990 period.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">4.\u00a0 Deterioration of <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">climate change indicators,<\/span> such as rise in surface temperatures, glacier retreat, and sea level rise, will have significant consequences for Asia\u2019s economy, ecosystems, and human lives.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>UPSC Syllabus: Reports<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source-This post on State of the Climate in Asia 2023 report has been created based on the article \u201cAsia worst hit by disasters in 2023, 79 extreme weather events killed over 2,000: WMO report\u201d published in \u201cThe Indian Express\u201d on 24 April 2024. Why in the news? The World Meteorological Organization has recently published the&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/state-of-the-climate-in-asia-2023-report\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">State of the Climate in Asia 2023 report<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10366,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,1305],"tags":[11872,11452],"class_list":["post-292749","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-index-reports-bodies","tag-9pm-daily-factly","tag-the-indian-express","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/292749","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10366"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=292749"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/292749\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=292749"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=292749"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=292749"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}