Study: Rising sea levels likely to sink Metro Manila cities by 2050
Published on: Saturday, November 09, 2019
MANILA: Roughly 30 years from now, major cities in the National Capital Region could likely be submerged as coastal flooding is seen to become extensive worldwide by 2050 due to climate change.This was the findings of a study released on October 29 by Climate Central and published through the Nature Communications journal, which also said that rising seas could likewise erase some of the world’s coastal cities due to increasingly higher tides.
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According to the study, rising sea levels place Asian countries like the Philippines, Thailand, Bangladesh, Indonesia, India, Japan, China and Vietnam in danger.
Through a screening tool provided by Climate Central, it showed what areas in the country are at risk of sea-level rise and coastal flooding.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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