There will be millions more people facing floods warmed by the Earth

There will be millions more people around the world, especially in the US and some parts of Asia, Africa and Central Europe facing the risk of flooding from the river due to heavy rain coming from.

The warning is given in a study published in the American Journal of Advanced Science on January 10.

In the study, scientists have applied mathematical models that are 10 times more accurate than simulations of the effects of climate change on computers.

According to the study, Asia-continents, which are most at risk of severe floods - will be the region most affected by the high number of people affected by floods from the river , from 70 million. people up to 156 million people by 2040.

Landscape flooded after heavy rains in North Sumatera, Indonesia, December 5, 2017.(Photo: THX / TTXVN).

Research forecast for Pakistan without strong measures, there will be 11 million people affected by the floods in 2040 in which the risk of flooding in this South Asian country doubles.

Meanwhile, in the same time, in South America, the number of people affected by floods will double, from 6 million to 12 million.

The number of people facing the same risk will increase from 25 million to about 34 million.

In Germany, the number of people affected by floods is projected to increase 7 times, from 100,000 to 700,000. The North American region is also unable to avoid this trend when 1 million people will be affected, 10 times more than the current figure.

The head of scientific work Sven Willner of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Change Research said the US federal government must further strengthen prevention measures in the next 20 years to help people over 50 % of the territory of this country avoids the risk of increased flooding.

The study suggests that measures such as strengthening the dyke system, improving the quality of construction works, relocating vulnerable areas and controlling river water levels need to be paid attention to help Millions of people avoid being affected by this disaster.

According to scientists, the high risk of flooding from rivers for decades to come is due to burning activities that lead to atmospheric emissions.

The more this gas accumulates around the Earth, the more water vapor accumulates and causes more rain. Therefore, reducing greenhouse gas emissions is a key factor to reduce the risk of future flooding.

Anders Levermann, a researcher at Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, says the risk of flooding is going to be unmanageable if people continue to make Earth's temperatures. increased with an increase of over 2 degrees C.