![]() The British-Pakistani novelist Kamila Shamsie agrees. As she said in September, “Global warming is the existential crisis facing the world, and Pakistan is ground zero – yet we have contributed less than 1% to emissions.” Pakistan’s climate minister, Sherry Rehman, has issued a call for “reparations” from richer countries with higher emissions. And worryingly, such extreme flooding events are likely to become more frequent around the world. UN secretary general António Guterres called it a “monsoon on steroids”. Scientists believe climate change is likely to have supercharged the intense rainfall that led to the flooding. The long-term economic impact will be vast. Waterborne diseases and malnutrition are among the main continuing health threats. ![]() An estimated 33 million people – that’s one in seven of the population – have been affected. ![]() Photograph: Fida Hussain/AFP/Getty ImagesĬatastrophic flooding in Pakistan this summer submerged a third of the country, destroying homes, communities and livestock. ![]()
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