“Sitting ducks” is a new term climate scientists are increasingly highlighting as Earth rushes headlong towards a two-degree world.

These are the places most vulnerable to extreme weather events being exacerbated by carbon emissions; the continuing unleashing of human-induced greenhouse gases – and not in the best interests of a stable climate.

Invariably, these are high-population cities. Scientists use the term to refer to areas with the climate and geographical conditions to be deemed highly vulnerable to global warming-related disasters.