Disasters widen the rich-poor gap

Disasters widen the rich-poor gap

New Orleans's recovery five years on from Katrina is a harbinger of how climate change will drive a thicker wedge between the haves and the have-nots, says John Mutter.

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Veröffentlicht in:Nature (London) 2010-08, Vol.466 (7310), p.1042-1042
1. Verfasser: Mutter, John
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:New Orleans's recovery five years on from Katrina is a harbinger of how climate change will drive a thicker wedge between the haves and the have-nots, says John Mutter.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/4661042a