ABSTRACT
Climate models supporting the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC’s) 2007 Fourth Assessment Report predict that climate change will increase local temperatures and precipitation in monsoon regions in Asia, where the number of large cities is increasing and existing urban areas are expanding particularly along the coasts. Expected to be the most prone to frequent flooding as a result of global warming, these areas will experience the most complex direct and indirect effects of climate change.
