Flood and drought exposure ‘ramping up for world’s most populated cities’

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The world’s 100 most populated cities are becoming increasingly exposed to floods and droughts, new research has found.

Charity WaterAid has warned that 90% of all climate disasters are driven by too much or too little water, and that weather-related disasters have increased by 400% in the last 50 years.