Global flooding will affect up to 250 million people, and even the most civilized countries will be under water
Coastal cities to be submerged by 2100 / Photo: Pixabay
The rate of sea level rise has more than doubled, from 1.4 millimeters per year for most of the 20th century to 3.6 millimeters per year from 2006 to 2015. The reason for this, among other things, is the melting of the glaciers of Greenland.
Scientists suggest that by the beginning of the next century, sea levels will rise by at least 30 cm, and maybe even 60 cm. If this happens, the catastrophe will affect up to 250 million people on all continents.
Who will suffer the most
The Maldives, home to about 540,000 people, could lose up to 77% of its areaif the sea level rises by 45 cm. The island nation is the flattest country on Earth with an average height of only 1 m.
Another country with an extremely low average elevation of about 1.8 meters above sea level is Kiribati. This small island in the heart of the Pacific Ocean with a population of about 120 thousand people may lose two-thirds of its landmassif the sea level rises by 0.9 meters, according to livescience.com.
sea level rise has already led to the disappearance of at least five reef islands with vegetationwhich were formerly part of the Solomon Islands, and six more islands are experiencing severe coastline retreat.
Among the countries most at risk is China, where 43 million people live in precarious coastal areas. Bangladesh and India also face serious problems.
At risk are such cities as Jakarta (10 million people), most of which may go under water by 2050, Dhaka (22.4 million), Lagos (15.3 million) and Bangkok (9 million).
Sea level rise will also affect the United States, Already now there are observed high tide floods 300-900% more common than 50 years ago. New York is most at risk.
Flooding threatens Ukraine?
As for Ukraine, we serious flooding in the next 100 years does not threaten. The average height of the flat part is 175 meters above sea level, Kyiv is at the level of 179 meters.
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The lowest of all regional centers is Kherson – 50 meters, higher – Ivano-Frankivsk (343 meters).
However, the current beaches of the Azov Sea may suffer or even disappear. The lowest piece of land in the Crimea is located 0.41 meters below sea level.
Source: Segodnya
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