IT is the poor that suffer the most from global warming. They are in despair of escaping poverty, and they endure the unbearable life in the slums where the incredible heat relentlessly beats down on them. With average temperatures ranging from 36 to 40 degrees Celsius this past week and a heat wave for several weeks, we ask, is this the impact of climate change, and will it be like this more frequently?
According to climatologists, the answer is yes. We are in for a hotter climate, and the poor suffer the effects more acutely than the better off. Drought is one of the worst effects, causing a failure of harvests, loss of crops, less food, more malnutrition, longer sickness and children unable to go to school. The outdoor workers are exhausted from the extreme heat.
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