India’s two major coastal metros—Mumbai and Kolkata—are facing a growing threat of permanent inundation and displacement as global sea levels rise at an unprecedented pace, warns the United Nations in its latest report. The warning comes in the UN Secretary-General’s Special Report on “Challenges related to sea-level rise and ways and approaches to address it”. […]
UN warning for Mumbai-Kolkata - Rising sea levels could not only flood, but also affect homes, transportation, power, water and groundwater systems The threat of rising sea levels is no longer just a future fear. A recent UN report warns that many of the world's […]