megimoo
12-04-2010, 08:46 AM
'A million climate change deaths each year'
By 2030, climate change will indirectly cause nearly one million deaths a year and inflict $US157 billion ($161.21 billion) in damage in terms of today's economy, according to estimates presented at UN talks. The biggest misery will be heaped on more than 50 of the world's poorest countries, but the United States will pay the highest economic bill, it said. "In less than 20 years, almost all countries in the world will realise high vulnerability to climate impact as the planet heats up,'' the report warned. The study,
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/a-million-climate-change-deaths-by-2030/story-fn3dxix6-1225965569585
By 2030, climate change will indirectly cause nearly one million deaths a year and inflict $US157 billion ($161.21 billion) in damage in terms of today's economy, according to estimates presented at UN talks. The biggest misery will be heaped on more than 50 of the world's poorest countries, but the United States will pay the highest economic bill, it said. "In less than 20 years, almost all countries in the world will realise high vulnerability to climate impact as the planet heats up,'' the report warned. The study,
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/a-million-climate-change-deaths-by-2030/story-fn3dxix6-1225965569585