Dire environmental challenges and climate change took center stage at the World Economic Forum's annual gathering.
DAVOS, Switzerland (AN) — Never mind their private jets, luxury hotels and lavish parties. Some of the world's most powerful, famous and wealthy people said the natural world is of paramount concern.
Dire environmental challenges, headlined by the threat of global climate change, took center stage among the 3,000 well-heeled political, business and "thought" leaders attending the World Economic Forum's annual gathering in the Swiss mountain resort of Davos.
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Urgent early warning systems and urban heat protections are needed with extreme heat events becoming more frequent.
