OPINION: Can our cities survive climate change?
Another summer of climate extremes has inflicted fresh misery on urban dwellers. Weeks of rain have left Karachi, Pakistan’s largest city, knee deep in water and sludge. Torrential rains in Seoul claimed 13 lives and forced the evacuation of hundreds of people from precarious basement flats. Heatwaves, drought and wildfires have raged in Europe. As with most emergencies linked to global warming, it is the poorest and most vulnerable who suffer the most.