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Thanks to globalisation, extreme heatwaves in one part of the world can trigger monetary losses in another. Yearly losses might reach as much as $25 trillion by 2060 if we do not suppress emissions, overshadowing any previous monetary crisis
By James Woodford
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Burning jungle in the Brazilian Amazon
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Without significant action to suppress greenhouse emissions, even high-latitude nations with cooler environments will suffer disastrous, if indirect, monetary losses as severe heat interrupts international supply chains. The outcome might be the worst monetary crisis the world has actually ever seen.
It is currently popular that serious heatwaves have many health and financial effects, consisting of greater death rates, avoiding individuals from working outside, damaging crops and interrupting commercial procedures. Till now, little research study has actually been done looking at the monetary effect of heatwaves …
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