Cyclone Bulbul heading towards India and Bangladesh in November 2019 Claudia Weinmann / Alamy Stock Photo
Some 1.8 billion fewer people will experience one or more tropical storms in their lifetimes if we limit global warming this century to 1.5°C instead of letting temperatures rise to 3.1°C above pre-industrial levels.
Right now, about 150 million people experience the effects of one or more cyclones each year – with those living in countries including Bangladesh and Myanmar particularly likely to do so.
“Tropical cyclones are one of the most damaging impacts of climate change and knowing specifically that risk may…
