EARTH SCIENCE
CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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people living in coastal cities
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people living on mountains
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people living in deserts
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Rising sea level inundates low-lying wetlands and dry land, erodes shorelines, contributes to coastal flooding, and increases the flow of salt water into estuaries and nearby groundwater aquifers. Higher sea level also makes coastal infrastructure more vulnerable to damage from storms.
Detailed explanation-2: -Hot spots include the U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast, Asia, and islands. The risk comes not only from rising sea levels due to ice-melt, and the expansion of ocean water as it warms, but to increasing storm surges and high-tide flooding.
Detailed explanation-3: -Stephen Hall. Over 410 million people are predicted to be at risk from rising sea levels by 2100. Sea levels have been rising faster since about 1850 when people started burning coal. Rising seas are a global challenge from small island developing states to developed economies.
Detailed explanation-4: -Bangkok, Thailand. Sea level rise projections put Thailand’s capital as the world’s most vulnerable city. Amsterdam, Netherlands. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Cardiff, United Kingdom. New Orleans, US. Manila, Philippines. London, United Kingdom. Shenzhen, China. More items •04-Jun-2022