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“Turn Down the Heat: Climate Extremes, Regional Impacts, and the Case for Resilience”, part II of a World Bank series, explores the likely impacts of 2°C and 4°C warming across three vulnerable regions. In particular, it describes risks to agriculture and livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa, the rise in sea-level and devastation to coastal areas likely in South East Asia, and water extremes facing South Asia.