Sea level rise threatens more than 180 cities in the United States

Sea level rise due to climate change may threaten more than 180 US coastal cities by 2100.

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That is the result of a scientific research project published in the Climate Change Letters (Climate Change Letters) of the United States.

According to the study, by 2100, about 9% of the land area of ​​more than 180 coastal cities in the United States is at risk of being salted if the sea level rises by at least 1m.

Cities along the South Atlantic coast and the Gulf of Mexico, including Miami, New Orleans, Tampa and Virginia, will be the hardest hit with more than 10% of land in danger.

If the sea level rises by 3m, an average of more than 20% of the land in these cities is affected. If the sea level rises by 6m, about one third of US coastal areas will be threatened.

Scientists warn, with the current rate of greenhouse gas emissions, by 2100, the global average temperature will increase by 4.4 degrees C.

This situation will accelerate ice melting in Antarctica and Greenland, causing sea levels to rise by at least 4-6m over the next several centuries.