Sentences with phrase «dramatic impact of droughts»
Yesterday the World Meteorological Organisation published its Annual Statement on the Climate, finding that «2013 once again demonstrated the dramatic impact of droughts, heat waves, floods and tropical cyclones on people and property in all parts of the planet» and that «many of the extreme events of 2013 were consistent with what we would expect as a result of human - induced climate change.»
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For example, the area of climate change has a dramatic impact on national security: rising sea levels, to severe droughts, to the melting of the polar caps, to more frequent and devastating natural disasters all raise demand for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief.