Furthering the daunting picture painted by the changing atmospheric conditions, the latest report by risk consultancy firm Mapelcroft has Mumbai among its list of cities that are at extreme physical and economic risk due to changes in climactic conditions. According to it, Mumbai’s proximity to the coast and the surrounding hilly terrain are the reasons why it is featured in Maplecroft’s sixth annual Climate Change Vulnerability Index.
“Pollution generated locally is usually swept away by wind blowing in from the sea. In Mumbai’s case, however, it is surrounded by hilly terrains and numerous mountain ranges that lock this air within the area. Also, the extreme humidity tends to hold on to particulate matter for a longer time.
We think it’s factors that put it at risk of extreme weather events and climate change,” explained Gufran Beig, scientist at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology.
http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-mumbai-under-threat-from-climate-change-1913166
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