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Global Warming Impact More Severe For Urban Areas

Posted by: Abhijeet Chavan

26 August 2006 - 5:00am

Urban areas will be hit harder by climate change as global warming combines with the "urban heat island" effect.

"The impact of climate change is likely to be more severe in major cities, with the elderly most at risk, according to a study commissioned for the Greater London Authority...The predicted rise in temperatures in the coming decades will be exacerbated by what scientists call the "urban heat island effect", in which temperatures during heatwaves can be 6-7C higher in cities than in surrounding areas."

Full Story: Warming 'more severe' for cities
Source: BBC, August 24, 2006
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