How does climate change affect disasters?
Climate change is a humanitarian crisis. Find out key stats about climate change, how it affects disasters and people, and what we’re doing about it.
Disasters are not natural Quiz
Floods, drought, hurricanes, volcanoes, earthquakes and more… disasters often hit the headlines, and their impact can be devastating. But, despite how they are often described, these disasters are not natural.
The term ‘natural disaster’ takes away the human factors involved in how badly people are affected – poverty, political decision-making, climate change and more.
In this quiz, test your knowledge of why disasters are not natural; and learn more about what causes disasters, and the impact they are having on people around the world.
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