Stat of the day: 85% of natural disaster-related deaths occur in Asia

This is fascinating. Snippet below, read in full here.

85% of all natural disaster-related fatalities occur in Asia, according to the World Health Organization. And starting tomorrow, representatives from 13 countries will meet in Vietnam to address the widespread occurrence of disaster-related fatalities in Asia and how to better prepare for them in the future. With Afghanistan's 5.3 earthquake last this week, the 5.2 earthquake in Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and Pakistan today, and Pakistan's ongoing flood crisis, the meeting in Vietnam is utterly timely.

Thanks to my home-away-from-home, Fast Company, for this article.