A new estimate triples the number of people in the path of rising seas


Researchers report that sea levels rising could flood coastal areas, home to 340 to 480 million people.The global threat from sea level rise and coastal flooding is far greater than what scientist had originally thought. In the worst-case scenario if emissions are left unchecked and rapidly crumbling Arctic ice cliffs melt dramatically, there will an  increase in estimates of sea level rise. 480 million people by today’s demographics could be living on land at risk from sea rise by 2100. No matter what the scenario, over 70 percent of the people in China and Asian countries are to most vulnerable to this estimate. Scientist have proposed that Humans may migrate in the face of flood risk, or cities could redesign infrastructure to better handle higher tides and frequent floods. An even scarier prediction is the population by 2100 could face widespread flooding, as many as 95 million to 170 million people. Overall the results that scientists have found are quite shocking and they were surprised to find that three time as many people are vulnerable than they originally thought. This is very important because this can effect the lives of millions of people around the world. We could face a mass extinction from flooding if we allow the global temperatures to rise. 

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