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Why blowing the 1.5C global warming goal will leave poor tropical nations sweating most of all

  • Written by Andrew King, Climate Extremes Research Fellow, University of Melbourne
Why blowing the 1.5C global warming goal will leave poor tropical nations sweating most of allPoor tropical nations are likely to feel the effects of climate change most acutely.Apiguide/Shutterstock.com

Almost all of us are going to be worse off as climate change takes hold, whether through heatwaves, changing rainfall patterns, sea level rise, or damage to ecosystems. But it’s the world’s poorest people who will suffer the...