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The number of people threatened by coastal flooding due to climate change could more than triple by 2070 and the value of exposed property could balloon to $35 trillion, according to a report released Tuesday by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
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For present-day conditions, the top 10 cities in terms of exposed population are estimated to be Mumbai , Guangzhou, Shanghai, Miami, Ho Chi Minh City, Calcutta, Greater New York, Osaka-Kobe (Japan), Alexandria (Egypt) and New Orleans, respectively.
In terms of the highest value of property and infrastructure assets in 2070, Miami leads that list should a "1-in-100-year" flood occur, the report said, with exposed assets expected to rise from $400 billion today to over $3.5 trillion by 2070. heads up there in Florida MSNBC
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