Stunning photos: Rise of the megacities
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Rapidly growing megacities in Africa and Asia face the highest risks from rising sea levels, floods and climate change, says a global survey by Maplecroft.
A megacity is a metropolitan area with a total population of over 10 million people.
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Image: Vehicles drive on flyovers during the evening rush hour in central Shanghai.
Photographs: Aly Song/Reuters
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The Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro.
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Image: Rio de Janeiro.
Photographs: Bruno Domingos/Reuters.
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Overview of the Buenos Aires city and its docks in the background during a heavy rainstorm.
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Image: Buenos Aires city.
Photographs: Enrique Marcarian/Reuters.
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The China World Trade Center Tower III (C), the tallest building in Beijing.
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Image: China World Trade Center Tower.
Photographs: Grace Liang/Reuters.
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Tokyo's skyscrapers are seen from a viewing deck of Tokyo Tower.
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Image: Tokyo's skyscrapers.
Photographs: Issei Kato/Reuters.
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Overview of Buenos Aires' 9 de Julio Avenue with the Obelisk in the background.
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Image: Buenos Aires.
Photographs: Enrique Marcarian/Reuters.
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An aerial view of Indonesia's capital city of Jakarta.
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Image: Jakarta.
Photographs: Supri/Reuters.
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A high-rise building is lit up during construction in Mumbai.
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Image: A high-rise building in Mumbai.
Photographs: Arko Datta/Reuters.
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The Botafogo neighborhood is seen with the famous Sugar Loaf Mountain in the background in Rio de Janeiro.
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Image: Botafogo neighborhood.
Photographs: Reuters.
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An aerial view of a central district of Mumbai.
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Image: Central district of Mumbai.
Photographs: Arko Datta/Reuters.
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Apartment buildings and houses are seen in Seoul.
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Image: Apartments in Seoul.
Photographs: Truth Leem/Reuters.
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A general view of uptown in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou.
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Image: Chinese city of Guangzhou.
Photographs: Tyrone Siu/Reuters.
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Traffic moves during the evening as the Howrah Bridge is lit up in the background in Kolkata.
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Image: Kolkata.
Photographs: Jayanta Shaw/Reuters.
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A shanty town is seen in front of the skyline of Manila's financial district of Makati City.
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Image: Makati City.
Photographs: Romeo Ranoco/Reuters.
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The moon is seen over the Oriental Pearl TV tower at the financial area of Pudong in Shanghai.
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Image: Financial area of Pudong in Shanghai.
Photographs: Carlos Barria/Reuters.
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A general view shows uptown in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou.
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Image: Guangzhou.
Photographs: Tyrone Siu/Reuters.
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A view of downtown Los Angeles, California.
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Image: Downtown Los Angeles.
Photographs: Eric Thayer/Reuters.
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A view of Moscow's Kremlin, Ministry of Foreign affairs and Moscow City business district.
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Image: Moscow City business district.
Photographs: Anton Golubev/Reuters.
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Overview of Buenos Aires' 9 de Julio Avenue with the Obelisk in the background.
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Image: Buenos Aires.
Photographs: Enrique Marcarian/Reuters.
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A view of the sky line with the Cairo tower (L) and the Nile river is seen in downtown Cairo.
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Image: Downtown Cairo.
Photographs: Asmaa Waguih/Reuters.
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Rain clouds gather over the city of Sao Paulo.
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Image: Sao Paulo.
Photographs: Alex Almeida/Reuters.
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An aerial view of Indonesia's capital city of Jakarta.
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Image: Jakarta.
Photographs: Supri/Reuters.
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A full moon rises behind the skyline of midtown Manhattan in New York.
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Image: Midtown Manhattan.
Photographs: Gary Hershorn/Reuters.
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A view of the Rio de Janeiro skyline.
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Image: Rio de Janeiro.
Photographs: Ricardo Moraes/Reuters.
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A general view of the skyline from the Makati City Hall in Manila.
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Image: Makati City Hall.
Photographs: Nicky Loh/Reuters.
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Storm clouds are seen above the city in Sao Paulo.
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Image: Sao Paulo.
Photographs: Mario Miranda/Reuters.
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A general view of Sao Paulo, the biggest Latin America city.
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Image: Sao Paulo.
Photographs: Paulo Whitaker/Reuters.
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Japan's highest mountain, Mt. Fuji, is seen through skyscrapers in Tokyo.
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Image: Mt. Fuji, is seen through skyscrapers in Tokyo.
Photographs: Yuriko Nakao/Reuters.
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A full moon rises over the skyline of Manhattan along the Hudson River in New York.
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Image: Skyline of Manhattan.
Photographs: Gary Hershorn/Reuters.
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