Cities at Risk of Rising Sea Levels

[lovuian]

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http://breakingnews.nypost.com/dynamic/stories/C/CLIMATE_CHANGE_RISING_SEAS?SITE=NYNYP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2007-03-27-22-27-17

LONDON (AP) -- More than two-thirds of the world's large cities are in areas vulnerable to global warming and rising sea levels, and millions of people are at risk of being swamped by flooding and intense storms, according to a new study released Wednesday.

In all, 634 million people live in the threatened coastal areas worldwide - defined as those lying at less than 33 feet above sea level - and the number is growing, said the study published in the journal Environment and Urbanization.
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he peer-reviewed scientific study said it is the first to identify the world's low-lying coastal areas that are vulnerable to global warming and rising sea levels. It said 75 percent of all people living in vulnerable areas are in Asia, with poorer nations most at risk.
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Science is on the same page
and its looking ugly

[intaglio]

1. K & R Nice punchline n/t

[dipsydoodle]

2. Yes a bigger boat

London is about 50 feet below sea level which is lower than New Orleans for example which is just a few feet above sea level. Not sure about your other coastal cities. Even the Thames Barrier only protects London against the coincidence of a spring tide occuring at the same time as a severe weather depression in the North sea and not a general long term increase in sea level.

[BlueJac]

3. We need a smarter leader!

[htuttle]

4. As I said after Katrina

New Orlean was only the first city to be (almost) lost to global warming. There are going to be a lot of others, and there won't be any 'almost lost' about it.