Does climate change increase the risk of disasters?

According to the latest IPCC report on climate adaptation, the disasters caused by the climate crisis are already worse than scientists originally predicted. And now scientists have presented evidence that further warming is blocked. This means that the risk of disasters will increase even if the world succeeds in curbing emissions of the greenhouse gases that drive a changing climate.

Here's the thing - a natural hazard like a flood or fire doesn't have to become a disaster. By proactively taking measures to reduce the risk that hazards pose, impacts can be managed while resilience is strengthened. WWF works to integrate environmentally responsible practices into disaster response, recovery, reconstruction and risk reduction programs and policies. (Daniel Vernick, more at worldwildlife.org)