Flood risks in delta cities are increasing, Shanghai study finds

New research shows how the combination of extreme climate events, sea-level rise and land subsidence could create larger and ...

Shanghai, Dhaka and Karachi risk a ‘watery grave’ by 2100: How 'polder effect' threatens world’s largest coastal cities

Researchers describe this potential disaster as the “polder effect.” Unlike regular floods, where water eventually drains ...
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Climate change to unleash catastrophic floods on coastal cities, scientists warn

Coastal cities have been warned that extreme weather, rising seas, and sinking land could combine to create far bigger and deeper floods by the end of this century. The warning was issued by a new ...
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China’s Shanghai sinking as sea level rises faster than ever before, deltas vanish: Study

According to new research, Shanghai appears to be sinking faster than previously believed. Scientists from the UK, China, and the US published new research in Nature showing that global sea level rise ...
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Asia-Pacific faces ‘US$500 billion a year’ hit from rising seas if current policies continue

Coastal flooding could bring US$500 billion of annual damages to the Asia-Pacific by the year 2100, if countries do not adapt ...
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Flood risks in delta cities are increasing, study finds

New research  finds that a combination of extreme climate events, sea-level rise and land subsidence could create larger and deeper floods in coastal cities in future.  The study focused on Shanghai ...