Cancun data highlights global warming

CANCUN, Mexico - A series of figures released on the sidelines of the ongoing Cancun climate talks highlight the serious impact of climate change on people, cities and countries all over the world.

All nations are vulnerable to climate change and will continue to face the risks as the earth continues its warming trend, according to the Climate Vulnerability Monitor report, launched by the DARA, a leading humanitarian research organization, and the Climate Vulnerable Forum, a group of committed most vulnerable countries.

The report categorized the impacts in terms of health, weather disasters, habitat loss and economic loss in more than 170 countries. Using large and small green, yellow, orange and red dots, it not only indicates how each country is affected today, but also forecasts the degrees of danger the countries face in the future.