CLIMATE REFUGEES WILL SURPASS WAR REFUGEES BY 2030.

Due to global warming, sea levels are rising rapidly. This could wreak havoc around the globe, as millions of people will be directly impacted by elevated water levels. If you’re someone who doesn’t feel directly threatened by these changes, it can be hard to visualize how the world might look in the future. Climate Central, the organization that researches the impact of climate change, including sea level rise and coastal flooding, has created a map that shows which parts of the world could find themselves threatened by rising sea levels. Keep in mind that a lot can change, and ideally governments could finally take serious action to address the climate crisis. However if they don’t, which they seem very slow to adopt these studies can help us prepare for the potential consequences. Cities such as Amsterdam, Venice, Maldives, New Orleans, Basra, Ho Chi Mihn Vietnam, Savannah US, Kolkata, Nagoya, Port Said, Bangkok, Khunla Bangladesh, Georgetown Guyana, Dangdong China and Antwerp are all in the high risk category with many others already experiencing yearly floods. A few thousand crossing the English channel will be dwarfed by the millions forced out by climate change.