5 Cities in the World at Risk Drowning

5 Cities in the World at Risk Drowning | The threat of flooding, land subsidence (land subsidence) as well as the threat of rising seas so bebarapa world's major cities. It is quite possible that in 20 to 80 years into the future there is the town that will disappear off the map.

Check out 5 world cities at risk following drowning.

1. Bangkok

 

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Bangkok is predicted to be the second Atlantis. The capital of Thailand is sinking due to several factors, such as climate change due to the greenhouse effect, rising sea levels, coastal erosion, and shifting soil.

Prediction was stated by the head of Thailand's National Disaster Warning Center Smith Dharmasaroja. By a number of parties, Smith predicted taken seriously. Previously he had predicted the tsunami around the Indian Ocean in 2004.

In addition, the location of the city is 1.5 meters below sea level causing Bangkok always flooded every year.

 

2. Ho Chi Minh City

 

One city in Southeast Asia are threatened with drowning Ho Chi Minh City. Every year, floodwaters rising as high as 2 centimeters.
 

3. Shanghai 

 

Soil structure which was originally swampland then filled skyscraper, causing the ground Shanghai by half inch every year.

The need for the skyscraper Brazilians impact of surging populations Shanghai. In 2001, residents of the city who are in this Yangze River estuary about 20 million people.
 

4. Mumbai

 

In 2008, activist group Greenpeace estimates that, in 2100, the city of Mumbai will be submerged by sea water. Rising sea water up to 5 meters due to the melting polar ice.

In a report titled 'Climate Migrants in South Asia' Greenpeace melting polar ice caused by rising global temperatures by 4-5 degrees due to global warming.

5. Jakarta

 

In addition to the geographic location that is under sea level, the need for high groundwater is considered to be one of the causes of the sinking of Jakarta. Population continues to increase to the main reason for the need for ground water. Within a period of 20 years, the estimated number of residents in the capital increase of up to 40 million people.

Hydrology expert from the Netherlands, Janjaap Brinkman explained, if the water extraction process that is ongoing is not stopped immediately, at the end of the century, Jakarta will sink.

"If extraction (suction) ground water is not stopped immediately, at the end of the century, Jakarta will sink to a depth of five to six meters," he said as quoted theatlanticcities.com.