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Climate Change Could Drive More Than 100 Million Into Poverty by 2030, Report Says
2015-11-08 22:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Time: Climate change could drive more than 100 million people into poverty by 2030 largely due to difficulties producing crops, according to a new World Bank report. Around the world, climate change could lead to a 5% decline in crop yields by 2030 and 30% by 2080. Disease spread during extreme weather events also threaten to exacerbate global poverty, the report found. Poor countries face the most risk as global warming worsens. For one, regions in Saharan Africa and South Asia will be worst hit...
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