17-05-2016 01:49 via theguardian.com

Global warming will hit poorer countries hardest, research finds

Tropical regions likely to suffer biggest increase in hot days and extreme weather because of climate change, say scientistsNew evidence that poorer countries will suffer the worst effects of climate change has shown that the number of hot days in tropical developing countries is likely to increase markedly as global warming takes hold.It has long been expected that poor people would bear the brunt of climate change, largely because so many more of the world’s poorest live in tropical lati
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