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The 2011-2020 decade, though warmest ever recorded in history, saw the lowest number of deaths from extreme events, said a report from the World Meteorological Organisation on Tuesday. The agency attributed this to an improvement in the “early warning system” driven by improvements in forecasting and better disaster management. In India, for instance, improvements in forecasting cyclone formation and the time it took to reach land have led to greater preparedness and evacuation of those most at risk. “The 2011-2020 decade was the first since 1950 when there was not a single short-term event with 10,000 deaths or more,” says the report The Global Climate 2011-2020: A Decade of Acceleration. The report also says that this was the first decade that the depleted ozone hole visibly showed recovery. Glaciers that were measured around the world thinned by approximately 1 metre per year on an average between 2011 and 2020. Greenland and Antarctica lost 38% more ice during the period than durin

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