Southeast Asia Among Regions Hardest Hit by Climate Change

Southeast Asia is among regions hit the hardest by climate change and is at risk of losing settlements and infrastructure to the rise in sea levels, the Straits Times reported, citing a study.

If global warming exceeds 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial times, the impact of climate change could become more severe and some will be irreversible, the report said, citing the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change study.

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Jim Pollard

Jim Pollard is an Australian journalist based in Thailand since 1999. He worked for News Ltd papers in Sydney, Perth, London and Melbourne before travelling through SE Asia in the late 90s. He was a senior editor at The Nation for 17+ years and has a family in Bangkok.