Between now and 2050, climate change–driven sea level rise will expose more than 1,600 critical buildings and services to disruptive flooding at least twice per year.
While the report is focussed mainly on the U.S., its detailed perspectives, timelines and responses apply widely.
At a certain point, people in areas affected the most by global warming will need to leave. Those areas aren’t going to be worth helping every year when they get destroyed again. That migration inland is going to cause a lot of problems.
At a certain point, people in areas affected the most by global warming will need to leave. Those areas aren’t going to be worth helping every year when they get destroyed again. That migration inland is going to cause a lot of problems.