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Slum Dwellers Face Climatic Disasters
2014-04-06 03:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Energy Collective: Millions of people living in the shantytowns of the developing worlds mega-cities will be among the most-vulnerable groups feeling the brunt of climate change in the coming decades, according to a just-released report from UNs Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. This new technical study predicts that tidal surges, heat waves and water shortages could hit Manila, Mumbai and over 100 other such cities in developing nations, precipitating potential disease epidemics, climate experts say. ...
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