Due to climate change, the glaciers are melting rapidly and their water is entering the sea, as a result of which the risk of drowning of many coastal cities of the world is increasing.
In a study published in the British research journal ‘Nature’, it has been revealed that the residents of many coastal cities of the United States may face major floods by 2050.
This research report states that there is a possibility of sea level rise along the US coastal areas, which will not only increase the chances of catastrophic flooding in major US coastal cities, but also the risk of their drowning. The study also predicts that 500,000 people will be affected by floods and damage to private property in the next three decades.
According to this research report, 24 of the 32 coastal cities in the United States are currently inundated by more than two millimeters of water per year.
These cities include Boston, New York City, Jersey City, Atlantic City, Virginia Beach, Wilmington, Myrtle Beach, Charleston, Savannah, Jacksonville, Miami, Naples, Mobile, Biloxi, New Orleans, Slidell, Lake Charles, Port Arthur, Texas. Cities include Galveston, Freeport, Corpus Christi, Richmond, Oakland, San Francisco, South San Francisco, Foster City, Santa Cruz, Long Beach, Huntington Beach, Newport Beach, and San Diego.
