The rising sea levels and frequent flooding will submerge 36 cities across the world according to the research of Matthew H. Nash, co-founder of the swiftest. He based his research on accumulated reports, tools, and stories provided by climate central, climate.gov, and the intergovernmental panel on climate change.
The research’s result overviews that out of the 36 cities, nine are poised to experience being submerged in the water first including saint mark’s Basilica in Venice, Waikiki Beach in Honolulu, Miami each in Florida, eastern ChiledChile, Maldives, and Eifel in Germany.
Also according to the United Nations, approximately 10% of the world’s population (or 790 million people) live on the coastline. Many of the world’s biggest cities have evolved along the coasts of the world. Historically, these coastal cities have prospered due to the ease of trade and commerce. These economic hubs are also some of the most populated cities which put millions of inhabitants at risk. An estimated two-thirds of cities with over 5 million people are located in threatened coastal regions,’ writes Nash.
- TOKYO JAPAN
- Population: 37,435,191
- MUMBAI, INDIA
20,185,064
- NEW YORK CITY, USA
20,140,470
- OSAKA, JAPAN
19,222,665
- ISTANBUL, TURKEY
15,415,197
- KOLKATA, INDIA
14,974,073
- BANGKOK, THAILAND
10,722,815
- JAKARTA, INDONESIA
10,562,088
- LONDON UNITED KINGDOM
9,425,622
- DHAKA BANGLADESH
8,906,039
- HO CHI MINH, VIETNAM
8,837,544
- SAN FRANCISCO, USA
7,680,175
- MIAMI, USA
6,138,333
- ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT
5,381,785
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- SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
4,991,654
- BOSTON, USA
4,941,632
- LISBON, PORTUGAL
2,971,587
- DUBAI, UAE
2,921,376