Record 7 million displaced by extreme weather in first six months of 2019

Extreme weather events displaced a record seven million people from their homes during the first six months of this year. This figure that’s 2019 on pace to be one of the most disastrous years ever, says The New York Times. And this was before Hurricane Dorian destroyed parts of the Bahamas. Extreme weather events displaced a record seven million people from their homes during the first six months of this year.

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