These maps show the deadliest climate-related disasters for every part of the world since 1970
An Indian Kashmiri man struggles as he tries to cross floodwaters with the help of a rope during floods in Srinagar on Sept. 9, 2014.
The World Metereologial Organization recently released a report that catalogs extreme climate events from 1970 to 2012. We've created the maps below to show you the 10 climate disasters that caused the most fatalities in every world region.
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Africa
North America, Central America, & the Caribbean
South America
Europe
Asia
South-West Pacific
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