There are many coastal cities around the world that have a high risk of being flooded by rising sea levels. In addition to flooding, it has other risks such as the complete disappearance of finished islands, loss of natural habitats and infrastructure.
We highlight two cities as Los Angeles and London whose risk of flooding from rising sea levels is very high. What will be done about it?
Sea level rise in coastal areas
The World Program for Scientific Research and UNESCO have issued a warning to all coastal cities in the world. The message is very clear: rising sea levels caused by global warming have a high risk of wiping out all coastal areas. The program began this Monday at Columbia University in New York.
"Future projections of sea level rise threaten the existence of many sovereign states and have implications for global migration, food security and coastal infrastructure," said the President of the UN General Assembly, Peter Thompson, in the opening of the congress.
The project that studies regional variations in sea level and the impact it can have on coastal cities seeks to provide countries and coastal communities with information on climate change and global warming. To know the impacts, it is necessary to know the threat and the environmental processes that cause the rise in sea level. Thus it can adapt to the population to the effects of climate change and offer solutions to it.
Since the mid-20th century, sea levels have been rising considerably and at a fairly rapid pace as a result of global warming. This global warming is caused by greenhouse gas emissions from human activity. In this sense, effects of climate change in Spain are a clear example of the environmental crisis.
Many of the world's most important cities and economic areas are located along the coast. If the sea level continues at this rate, the risk of flooding and disappearance of cities is quite high. London and Los Angeles are highly vulnerable to temporary and devastating damage from rising sea levels.
It is vitally important to understand and assess the impacts on cities in order to guide governments' adaptation at the regional level and take measures to help alleviate the problems. Furthermore, rising sea levels in London and Los Angeles require urgent initiatives to mitigate their effects. This includes understanding how the Global warming could affect beaches in Catalonia, a clear indication of the dangers we face in coastal regions.
