World Bank sends chilling message on global warming

Tokyo

A NEW report from the World Bank on climate change says that 100 million new people are likely to swell the ranks of those already living in poverty as a result of climate change that is destined to happen unless drastic actions are taken by governments.

The report, published on Sunday, paints a chilling picture of increasing natural disasters, heat waves, floods and droughts as well as crop failures and a rising incidence of disease - all of which will impact the world's poor in particular.

Released a month before negotiators gather in Paris for international climate talks, the report is titled Shock Waves: Managing the Impacts of Climate Change on Poverty and seems designed to shock policymakers into more urgent action against climate change.…