The World Bank is out with an important new report, “Turn down the heat : climate extremes, regional impacts, and the case for resilience.” The Bank details how 2 degrees and 4 degrees of warming will impact food, water, and livelihoods in three of the world’s most vulnerable places, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Sub-Saharan Africa.

I’m planning to read as much as I can – that said, I’m not sure that a book report on a 2o0 page World Bank report is the best use of a quick blog post. But, you know what is made for the web? Videos and Infographics!.

Here is World Bank President Jim Kim talking about the report and the threats of climate change to the world’s poorest:

Here is the World Bank’s video release detailing the impacts:

And, here is a great Infographic that shows (almost) everything you could ever want to know about climate change. (to complete your education, you’ll have to read ASP’s work on climate here).

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