The World Isn't Burning the Way You Think

Every summer, we're shown fires, floods and storms and told the world is becoming increasingly dangerous. But when you look at the long-term data, something surprising appears: humanity has become dramatically better at surviving natural disasters.

@paddyney looks at why disaster deaths have fallen so sharply, why cold still kills far more people than heat, and why human ingenuity may be the most important defence we have against an increasingly dangerous climate.