New report shows 99 of 100 cities most at risk environmentally are in Asia
Thursday, 13 May 2021 9:14 AM
[ Last Update: Thursday, 13 May 2021 9:14 AM ]
The file photo shows an aerial view of severe air pollution with skyscrapers in Jakarta city, Indonesia.
Of the 100 cities worldwide most vulnerable to environmental hazards all but one are in Asia, and four-fifths are in India or China, according to a risk assessment published Friday.
Across the globe, more than 400 large cities with a total population of 1.5 billion are at "high" or "extreme" risk due to some mixture of life-shortening pollution, dwindling water supplies, deadly heatwaves, natural disasters, and climate change, the report found.