Several coastal cities around the United States are "disappearing" into the ground, according to new research, which could further exacerbate complications of sea level rise in the near future. A considerable amount of land in 32 U.S. coastal cities could be at risk of flooding by 2050 due ...
a section of the journalFrontiers in Marine ScienceReceived: 21 November 2020Accepted: 16 February 2021Published: 15 March 2021Citation:Sandifer PA and Scott GI (2021)Coastlines, Coastal Cities,and Climate Change: A Perspectiveon Urgent Research Needsin the United States.Front. ...
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LikethecoastalcitiesQingdao,ShanghaiandXiameninChina,LosAngeles,SanFranciscoandSanDiego(1)are located(locate)offthecoastinCalifornia,theUSA.Itwasin1848,notlongaftertheAmerican-Mexicanwar,(2)thatgoldwasdiscoveredinCalifornia.Thisincrediblenewsappealedtopeoplefromallovertheworld,thedreamsofwhomweretobecomerichassoo...
(e.g.,Mage et al., 1996; Marshall, 2008; Sale et al., 2014). In this study, the minimum population threshold of 10 million is adopted for mega-cities in line with the United Nations (UN, 2016). Accordingly, there are currently 31 mega-cities worldwide, 14 of which are sitting on...
Sandifer, P. A., & Scott, G. I. (2021). Coastlines, coastal cities, and climate change: a perspective on urgent research needs in the United States. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8, 631986. 信息来源:FEC 未来地球海岸 。 转载请注明信息来源及海洋知圈编排。
Under the most severe global warming projections, around 160,000 square kilometers of coastal land could be underwater by 2100. This scenario would affect major coastal cities in countries like Ecuador, India, and Vietnam. However, significant emission reductions could save about half of this at...
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