Turunnya muka tanah ditambah dengan kenaikan muka laut membuat ratusan juta orang dalam bahaya.
- University visitor, University of Southampton
Sinking land plus rising seas are putting hundreds of millions of people at risk.
Nations are signed up to limit global heating to well below 2°C, and to aim for 1.5°C. Limiting warming to the latter matters - the future of humanity and the living world is at stake.
Dumping millions of cubic metres of sand on the beach stops people from dealing with the reality of coastal erosion.
Without action about 50 African countries and surrounding islands will be affected by rising sea levels.
The scale from one to five that is used to measure the destructive power of a hurricane may no longer be enough.
With the sea level set to rise up to 1m by 2100, cities around the world must adapt, if they’re to avoid disaster.
