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Coastal Cities Brace for Catastrophic Flooding as Sea Levels Rise

Q: How much could sea levels rise by 2100?

The data suggests that if emissions are unchecked, sea levels could rise by as much as 65 feet in the examined timeframe, which could submerge large parts of coastal cities.

15 Oct

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Summary

Millions of buildings at risk of being submerged by 2100
Even best-case scenarios show 3 million buildings underwater in the Southern Hemisphere
Major US cities like New York, Washington DC could be partially or fully submerged

Coastal Cities Brace for Catastrophic Flooding as Sea Levels Rise

According to a recent study, the threat of rising sea levels due to climate change is more severe than previously thought. Researchers from McGill University in Canada have found that millions of buildings and even more Americans could be at risk of sinking underwater by the end of the century.

The study, which is the first large-scale assessment of how long-term sea level rise could affect coastal infrastructure across the Global South, reveals that even in the best-case scenarios, where sea levels rise just 1.6 feet by 2100, three million buildings in the Southern Hemisphere alone would be underwater by then. The data also suggests that if emissions are unchecked, sea levels could rise by as much as 65 feet in the examined timeframe, submerging major US cities like New York, Washington DC, Miami, and Houston.