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Ännu en artikel där man varnar för att Bangkok kommer att hamna under vatten år 2050, artikeln är tagen ut Bangkok Post men publicerades ursprundliges i New York Times.
Revised forecast puts Bangkok underwater by 2050
A map using a new coastal digital elevation model shows (in red) areas in Greater Bangkok that will be below projected average annual flood heights in 2050. Scroll down to see the difference between this image and current projections based on conventional satellite imaging. (Climate Central)
Rising seas could affect three times more people by 2050 than previously thought, according to new research, threatening to all but erase some of the world’s great coastal cities including Bangkok.
The authors of a paper published this week developed a more accurate way of calculating land elevation based on satellite readings, a standard way of estimating the effects of sea level rise over large areas, and found that the previous numbers were far too optimistic.
Rising seas could affect three times more people by 2050 than previously thought, according to new research, threatening to all but erase some of the world’s great coastal cities including Bangkok.
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