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Urbanisation linked heat-related deaths

2014-06-03 10:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Blue and Green: A combination of the spread of urbanisation and rising global temperatures caused by climate change could have deadly results, according to a new study investigating heat-related mortalities in Phoenix, Arizona. The state capital is one of the hottest cities in the US, with summer temperatures sometimes topping around 110F (43C). This brings with it significant risks, including the danger of heat exhaustion or heatstroke. Phoenix is only forecast to get hotter, thanks partly to global climate...

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Impact of urbanisation on built environment staggering, says report

2014-04-15 07:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Blue and Green: Big business needs to ramp-up its board-level understanding of built environment issues, such as dealing with problems related to carbon targets, a new report has warned. The University College London-commissioned report The Built Environment: Profit Warning looks at how the world and businesses will need to adapt to an increasing population, which is projected to reach 10 billion by 2050, whilst dealing with other challenges, such as climate change, energy security and shifts in demographics....

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World Bank, IMF Link Urbanisation with Development

2013-04-18 02:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Inter Press Service: Two of the world's largest multilateral institutions have released new data linking greater urbanisation with higher levels of human development, and are announcing that they will place greater priority on issues of urbanisation in coming decades. According the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF), urban areas in the developing world look set to pull in a staggering 96 percent of the additional 1.4 billion people expected in those countries by 2030. According to some metrics, that...

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