Rising Sea Levels To Affect 3 Times More People Than Once Feared: Study

Posted on AllSides October 30th, 2019
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The number of people at risk of coastal flooding over the next 30 years is three times higher than previously believed, according to an alarming new study examining land elevation and climate change.

According to the findings published in the scientific journal Nature on Tuesday, roughly 300 million people are at risk of losing their homes by 2050 due to rising sea levels, largely in some of the most densely populated regions of the developing world.

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