We can conclude with some confidence that the first half of 2025 has seen the fewest deaths related to extreme weather of any January-June this century.
I’d go so far as to suggest that it is likely that the first half of 2025 has seen the fewest deaths related to extreme weather of any half year in recorded human history, given how large losses were in decades and centuries past. . . .
But I bet you know why you hadn’t heard that before.