'The future nobody wants': Billions face devastating climate impacts in cities, research warns

Michael Holder
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Flooding, heat waves, and droughts threaten billions of people in cities around the world by 2050 unless bold action is taken, research led by C40 cities estimates

Billions of people in cities around the world will face "devastating" heat waves, flooding, and droughts by 2050 unless bold action is taken to curb the current trajectory of climate change, new research...

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