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Risk from extreme weather rises
2014-11-27 02:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: Climate change and population growth will hugely increase the risk to people from extreme weather, a report says. The Royal Society warns that the risk of heatwaves to an ageing population will rise about ten-fold by 2090 if greenhouse gases continue to rise. They estimate the risk to individuals from floods will rise more than four-fold and the drought risk will treble. The report's lead author Prof Georgina Mace said: "This problem is not just about to come" it's here already." She...
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