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Will sea level rise drown our coastal cities?
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December 14, 2017
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5:51Now PlayingSea level rise viewer (U.S. only, sorry international plan fans)
Sea level rise could submerge land currently home to up to 760 million people worldwide if global temperatures rise 4 degrees celsius by the year 2100. So what are cities and city planners going to do to minimize the potential devastation?
Resources on this topic:
Brecht, H., Dasgupta, S., Laplante, B., Murray, S., & Wheeler, D. (2012). SeaLevel Rise and Storm SurgesHigh Stakes for a Small Number of Developing Countries. The Journal of Environment & Development, 21(1), 120138.
"Climate change crusade goes local" By Doug Struck
Hauer, M. E., Evans, J. M., & Mishra, D. R. (2016). Millions projected to be at risk from sealevel rise in the continental United States. Nature Climate Change, 6(7), 691695.
"9 Popular Cities Losing War with Rising Seas"
"Shanghai Struggles to Save Itself From the Sea" by Coco Liu
"From Miami to Shanghai: 3C of warming will leave world cities below sea level" by Jonathan Watts
"The three-degree world: the cities that will be drowned by global warming" by Josh Holder, Niko Kommenda, and Jonathan Watts
"Mapping Choices: Carbon, Climate, and Rising Seas, Our Global Legacy" by Climate Central
"The Rise of Resilience: Linking Resilience and Sustainability in City Planning" by Timon McPhearson
"Shanghai takes measures against rising sea levels"
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