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“A change in
world climate could increase the frequency and severity of extreme weather events. The
impacts on health of natural disasters are considerable – the number of people killed,
injured or made homeless from such causes is increasing alarmingly. The vulnerability of
people living in risk-prone areas is an important contributor to disaster casualties and
damage. An increase in heatwaves (and possibly air pollution) will be a problem in urban
areas, where excess mortality and morbidity is currently observed during hot weather
episodes.” Source: (Kovats et al, 2000) |
