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Posted Fri May 29 2009: from The Daily Climate:
Climate change hitting poor in U.S. hardest. http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1243629118
Climate change is disproportionately affecting the poor and minorities in the United States – a "climate gap" that will grow in coming decades unless policymakers intervene, according to a University of California study. Everyone, the researchers say, is already starting to feel the effects of a warming planet, via heat waves, increased air pollution, drought, or more intense storms. But the impacts – on health, economics, and overall quality of life – are far more acute on society's disadvantaged, the researchers found.
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