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Data After Dark
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- 1Climate disaster risks worsen under secretive authoritarian regimes●Climate disasters are getting worse – risks escalate when authoritarian regimes keep neighbours in the dark
Climate disasters are intensifying, and new analysis argues the danger grows sharply when authoritarian governments withhold information from neighbouring countries. Suppressing data on floods, dams or cross-border environmental threats leaves downstream populations unprepared, escalating losses when disasters strike. The piece calls for greater transparency and regional cooperation as extreme weather events increase worldwide.