From Miami to Shanghai: 3C of warming will leave world cities below sea level

An elevated level of climate change would lock in irreversible sea-level rises affecting hundreds of millions of people, Guardian data analysis showsHundreds of millions of urban dwellers around the world face their cities being inundated by rising seawaters if latest UN warnings that the world is on course for 3C of global warming come true, according to a Guardian data analysis.Related:The three-degree world: the cities that will be drowned by global warmingContinue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - Category: Science Authors: Tags: Climate change Cities Environment Sea level Science World news Greenhouse gas emissions Flooding Natural disasters and extreme weather US news China Egypt Japan Brazil Africa Americas Asia Pacific Middle East and North Af Source Type: news