Number of Megacities Has Tripled Since 1990, UN Report Says

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By Yale Environment 360Oct 6, 2014, 12:40 pm17 pts
The number of urban areas with more than 10 million inhabitants — sometimes called "megacities" — has nearly tripled in the last 24 years, jumping from 10 in 1990 to 28 in 2014, according to the latest UN report on world urbanization. The total number of people living in megacities has grown from 153…

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