Climate Change Goes Downtown
Climate change may soon hit billions of people—many cities already taking action
June 21, 2018 (Columbia University Earth Institute via PhysOrg)
“Billions of people in thousands of cities around the world will be at risk from climate-related heat waves, droughts, flooding, food shortages and energy blackouts by mid-century, but many cities are already taking action to blunt such effects…The Future We Don't Want estimates that by 2050,1.6 billion people living in more than 970 cities will be regularly exposed to extreme high temperatures…Over 800 million living in 570 cities will be vulnerable to sea-level rise and coastal flooding...650 million, in over 500 cities, will be at risk of water shortages…2.5 billion people will be living in over 1,600 cities where national food supplies will be threatened…The power supply to 470 million people, in over 230 cities, will be vulnerable to sea-level rise...215 million poor urban residents living in slum areas in over 490 cities will face disproportionate climate risks…” click here for more
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