Scientists triple their estimates of the number of people threatened by rising seas

Researchers say the rising sea levels will cause much more damage then previously expected.  This is most likely because of earths population. There are around 110 million people that live below high-tide level.  The number will only continue to rise as sea levels rise, getting as high as 190 million by 2100.  Researchers were using information transmitted from the 2000 space shuttle Endeavor mission.  The problem was that houses and trees were added into the equation, which interfered with the data. The people that live in these areas will be directly affected.  This is all a big issue if the word warms by 2 degrees Celsius by 2100. 

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Reflection: I feel like this is important for people to know. These issues that could arise from even the smallest change in temperature will be detrimental.  There is already a large number of people who are at risk from the rise in sea levels, but that number can quickly increase as the temperature gets greater. 

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  1. AnonymousNovember 7, 2019 at 4:54 AM

    I agree with this being of high concern, because it is necessary that these people that live around the ocean to have a plan B when it comes to living somewhere else. As with the sea levels rising, their current housing is likely to become flooded and unable to be lived in. With such a small change in temperature, it is interesting as well as equally scary to see how much of an effect it has on nature's natural processes and how that can go on to affecting humans' lives.

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