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Weekly wrap: Climate-stressed Rio gears up for Olympics

2016-08-05 15:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Climate Home: Perched between the mountains and the sea, Rio de Janeiro faces most of the climate threats you can think of. Beach erosion, favela landslides and tropical diseases -- not least the zika virus -- all feature in its submission to CDP`s city programme. It is also as ready as it will ever be to host the world`s most iconic sporting event: the Olympics. Just don`t drink the water. Athletes hope to smash records in the next two weeks, but only in the arena. Some have lent their voices to a campaign...

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