Fewer and fewer people die from climate-related natural disasters.

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• Bjørn Lomborg: Fewer and fewer people die from climate-related natural disasters.

This is clearly opposite of what you normally hear, but that is because we're often just being told of one disaster after another – telling us how *many* events are happening.
The number of reported events is increasing, but that is mainly due to better reporting, lower thresholds and better accessibility (the CNN effect).
For instance, for Denmark, the database only shows events starting from 1976..."
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Source: The International Disaster Database, http://emdat.be/emdat_db/