A Third of Slum Dwellers at Risk of 'Disastrous' Floods

Yale e360
Jul 25, 2025, 10:36 am108 pts
Close to 900 million people across the Global South live in densely packed urban slums, which often sit in floodplains. A new study finds that one in three slum dwellers is at risk of "disastrous" flooding, a risk that is set to grow as warming spurs more intense rainfall around the world. Read more on E360 →

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