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Drivers, processes, and impacts of sinking cities [1]. Sinking cities are urban environments that are in danger of disappearing due to their rapidly changing landscapes.The largest contributors to these cities becoming unlivable are the combined effects of climate change (manifested through sea level rise, intensifying storms, and storm surge), land subsidence, and accelerated urbanization. [2]
Cities on the US coast are sinking, ... As oceans rise and the coasts sink, up to 343,000 acres of land will be exposed to destructive flooding by 2050, from hazards such as hurricanes, ...
By 2050, 80% of the country could become uninhabitable due to global warming. [1] According to the World Bank, with "future sea levels projected to increase in the range of 10 to 100 centimeters by the year 2100, the entire country could be submerged". [2]
By 2050, 12 major African cities would collectively sustain cumulative damages of US$65 billion for the "moderate" climate change scenario RCP4.5 and between US$86.5 billion to US$137.5 billion on average: in the worst case, these damages could effectively triple. [78]
In just 30 years, cities around the world will face dramatically higher risks from extreme heat, coastal flooding, blackouts and food and water shortages.
[4] [2] [3] The UN projects that 68% of the world population will live in urban areas by 2050. [5] In the year 2016, 31 mega-cities reported having at least 10 million in their population, 8 of which surpassed 20 million people. [6]
Here are what other major cities across the world would look like after 2- and 4-degree increases. According to Climate Central, those images could soon be the reality. A different report released ...
By 2050, 80% of the country could become uninhabitable due to global warming. [43] According to the World Bank, with "future sea levels projected to increase in the range of 10 to 100 centimeters by the year 2100, the entire country could be submerged". [44]