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Climate change will affect poor countries the most, even though they are less responsible for contributing to global warming, report predicts

Poorer countries that have contributed to climate change the least will end up suffering the most consequences of the earth's warming temperatures, new research claims.

Scientists from Wageningen University in the Netherlands examined swings in temperature on a local scale, with the aim of identifying regional 'hotspots' where there would be the greatest range between high and low temperatures. 

They found that tropical countries, which tend to be poorer and emit less greenhouse gas than wealthier Northern Hemisphere countries will suffer major swings in temperatures, which is one of the biggest effects of climate change.