Report: Climate-change diasters kill 300,000 people a year, cause $125 billion in losses

LONDON — Climate-change disasters kill around 300,000 people a year and cause about $125 billion in economic losses, mainly from agriculture, a think-tank led by former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan reported Friday.

Kofi Annan: climate change responsible for 300,000 deaths a year

LONDON — A think-tank led by former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan says that around 300,000 people die each year from disasters related to climate change.