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Many large cities at risk due to rising sea levels

Friday, November 4, 2011 / Climate change / Leave a Comment

To new research carried out and recently released by Maplecroft, many booming megalopolis around the world are at extreme risk because of rising sea levels and other consequences of climate change. Manila, Jakarta and Kolkata (formerly known as Calcutta) would be threatened the most. Others cities, including Mumbai (Bombay), Delhi, Chennai, Karachi, Lagos and Guangdong, …

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How India is threatened by climate change

Saturday, November 27, 2010 / Climate change / 1 Comment

To the Huffington Post : ” A new report says India could be 2 degrees Celsius warmer than 1970s levels within 20 years – a change that would disrupt rain cycles and wreak havoc on the country’s agriculture and freshwater supplies.” (…) ” More flooding, more drought and a spreading of malaria would occur, as …

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