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Unbelievable! These 10 cities will submerge under water soon!!
These places are on the bucket list of not just the newly weds for their honeymoon destinations, but every person atleast once in their lifetime wants to visit these beautiful cities! Well if you are planning to visit any of these places, get up, book your tickets, pack your bags and leave because in the upcoming years these cities will completely sink underwater!!!
Lucknow: Having a beach side house or enjoying a sea view is a dream of almost every other eprson. But have you ever thought of what would happend if the city you live in today will submerge underwater in the upcoming years?
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Some cities are sinking due to increasing sea levels slowly encroaching on their coasts, while others are sinking because of excessive groundwater pumping that creates a change in pressure and volume that causes land to sink.
These places are on the bucket list of not just the newly weds for their honeymoon destinations, but every person atleast once in their lifetime wants to visit these beautiful cities! Well if you are planning to visit any of these places, get up, book your tickets, pack your bags and leave because in the upcoming years these cities will completely sink underwater!!!
New york
Many climatologists predict that the city will go nunderwater by the end of the century. According to The New York Times, 90% of the city of Rotterdam is below sea level. As ocean levels rise, the risk of flooding increases. Like Bangkok's Chulalongkorn University Centenary Park, the Dutch have built "water parks" that double as reservoirs for the swelling water levels in a project called Room for the River, as well as enormous storm surge barriers.
Abidjan
This place is at high risk of going underwater due to the heavy rainfall it experiences.
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Amsterdam
Almost about 2/3 of the land in Netherland is at a great risk of going underwater.
Kolkata
This India's city faces huge water lodging because of rain every year due to which it paves great risk of this city submerging under water.
Miami
The streets as well as beahces of this place is filled with water regularly. Miami's sea levels are rising at faster rates than in other areas of the world, resulting in floods, contaminated drinking water, and major damage to homes and roads.
Shanghai
This city is in danger of drowning because of its water usage.
Alexandria, Egypt
Alexandria's beaches have been disappearing as sea levels continue to rise. The Mediterranean Sea could rise as much as 2 feet by 2100, according to NPR.
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New Orleans, Louisiana
Parts of New Orleans are sinking at a rate of 2 inches per year and could be underwater by 2100, according to a 2016 NASA study. Some parts of New Orleans are also 15 feet below sea level, and its location on a river delta increases its exposure to sea-level rise and flooding.
Bangkok, Thailand
Bangkok is sinking at a rate of more than 1 centimeter a year and could be below sea level by 2030, according to The Guardian. To help prevent flooding, especially during Thailand's summer rainy season, an architecture firm built an 11-acre park that can hold up to 1 million gallons of rainwater called Chulalongkorn University Centenary Park.
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Bangladesh produces 0.3% of the emissions that contribute to climate change, but the country is facing some of the biggest consequences of rising sea levels, according to The New York Times. Oceans could flood 17% of Bangladesh's land and displace about 18 million of its citizens by 2050.