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Ahead of the United Nations climate change conference, COP27, which kicked off in Sharm-El-Sheikh last week, the UN World Meteorological Organization released a provisional report on the state of extreme weather events. The outlook is bleak. According to the report, extreme heatwaves, drought and devastating flooding have affected millions and cost governments, citizens and businesses billions this year — and the impact of climate change is only set to intensify without radical action.