While this was an unusually powerful storm, the damage and death that followed were not rare for Rio de Janeiro, whose poor, hillside neighborhoods are usually the hardest hit.
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Tropical Storm Pabuk Strikes Thailand’s Resort Islands
One person was reported dead and another missing, but the first storm to make landfall in Thailand in decades appeared to cause far less damage than had been feared.
‘Like a Terror Movie’: How Climate Change Will Cause More Simultaneous Disasters
By the end of this century, some parts of the world could face as many as six climate-related crises at the same time, researchers have concluded.