Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System  Source: Staff photographer, Eccles Building, Washington, D.C. Retrieved from the Federal Reserve Flickr site, https://www.flickr.com/photos/federalreserve/26088200676. Figure 8. Twelve Federal Reserve Banks, 1936  Source: Twelve Reserve Bank Buildings from 1936. Retrieved from the Federal Reserve Flickr site, https://www.flickr.com/photos/federalreserve/11208497575/in/album-72157638354027213. Figure 9.
More than 90% of those who have perished owing to extreme weather events during the last half-century lived in these countries, where more than 70% of reported disasters occurred.4 The path forward is clear: we must forge ahead with a global transition to ensure our economies are future-proof.