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Global temperature rise of 2°C doubles the population exposed to multiple climate risks compared to a 1.5°C rise

Research identifying climate vulnerability hotspots has found that the number of people affected by multiple climate change risks could double if the global temperature rises by 2 degrees C, compared to a rise of 1.5 degrees C.

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Date: 16 May 2018
Filed under: temparature, impacts