Even the cities that seem best defended against rising sea levels face the potential of catastrophic flooding from climate change. Take London:
Chat with us in Facebook Messenger. Find out what's happening in the world as it unfolds.Take London, capital of the UK.It's in a strong position: Wealthy, with a government that recognizes the danger of climate change, and a river that can -- for now -- be shut off from dangerous tidal and storm surges.And yet, no city or person is immune from climate change.
"A lot of people living in the flood plains don't realize they're living in the flood plains."Crunching the numbersJonathan Bamber, professor of physical geography at the University of Bristol, crunched the numbers. Using his own research, Bamber provided CNN with projections for sea level rise in the Thames Estuary every decade until 2300. .m-infographic--1576077712680 { background: url no-repeat 0 0 transparent; margin-bottom: 30px; padding-top: 131.
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