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Many big cities will sink under the sea
Five major Australian cities disappeared and the 'Kangaroo Land' was mixed in a sea of water the size of Ireland.
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Earth temperature increased by 0.3-4.8 degrees C in this century
On September 27, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) said there was clearer evidence than ever before that humans are warming the Earth.
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Cuba may lose 10,000 houses due to sea level rise
Cuba's National Environment Agency (ANMA) warned the country was at risk of losing about 2,700 km2 of coastal land and nearly 10,000 houses during the period from now un…
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20% of Saigon area is flooded when the sea level rises by one meter
If the sea level rises by one meter by the end of this century, more than 20% of Ho Chi Minh City is in danger of being submerged in the country, the Ministry of Natural…
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Rising sea level threatens the biodiversity of TBD
Sea levels predicted to rise in the Pacific in the future will cause heavy losses to the ecological environment and seriously threaten the survival of many animals.
Environment
Why does sea level rise faster than forecast?
Why sea levels are rising faster than expected: estimates of future sea levels may be too low.
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Rising sea level threatens the US coast
According to a study published in the journal Nature Climate Change, the US Atlantic coastline, which includes cities like New York and Boston, has risen four times fast…
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Sea level will rise by 20m if the Earth's ice melts
The sea level will rise by 10 to 20 meters when all the ice on the planet melts and the process is inevitable, even if people succeed in controlling the planet's tempera…
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Venice is both sinking and tilting
The rise in sea level is not the only threat to the famous urban area with the extensive canal system along the Italian coast. The results of a team of experts from the…
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Strong earthquake in northeastern Japan
The magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck yesterday in northern Japan, causing sea levels to change slightly, but authorities did not issue a tsunami warning.
Environment
Vietnam in the group is threatened by seawater in Southeast Asia
Vietnam belongs to a group of countries with a coastal population that is directly threatened by sea level rise, in the context of climate disasters causing more than 42…
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Nearly half of a mangrove forest
In 63 years (from 1943-2007) the rate of loss of mangrove forests in Vietnam is very high. The area of mangroves has decreased from 408 thousand hectares (in 1943) to…
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At the end of the century, the sea will submerge 4 million Americans
According to two recent studies, scientists predict that about 4 million Americans, living on an area larger than the state of Maryland (about 32,000 square kilometers)…
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Losing 40% of the Mekong Delta if the sea level rises by one meter
One meter sea level rise, nearly 40% of the Mekong Delta area is submerged in water, which is the climate change scenario estimated for the end of this century, announce…
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Earthquake shook Japan, causing tsunami warnings
A series of earthquakes rocked the capital of Tokyo and northeastern Japan on the evening of March 14 leading to a tsunami warning several places, but no damage or casua…