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Chang asked in Social ScienceEconomics · 6 months ago

What is the minimum extent of sea level rise that has to occur to severely impact a coastal city?

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  • ?
    Lv 7
    6 months ago

    In fact, the coastal cities sink at least 10 cm a year. It is faster than the rise of a sea level. Maldives would be under sea water in ten years for example.

  • JuanB
    Lv 7
    6 months ago

    It depends if that coastal city is in the hurricane zones.  The extra flooding already coming from the punch of hurricanes would be considered a severely impacted city.

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