The frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, such as droughts and large-scale floods, and other climate change impacts are increasing in Asia, which is warming faster than the global average, the World Meteorological Organization said in a report published Thursday. 

Asia is the world’s most disaster-impacted region, with 81 weather, climate and water-related disasters recorded last year, killing more than 5,000 people and affecting 50 million, it said in the State of the Climate in Asia 2022 report.  

The specialized U.N. agency said most of the calamities were droughts and floods in Asia, the continent with the largest land mass extending to the Arctic. 

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