Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Amsterdam, Rotterdam and the Hague sit low, flat and close to the North Sea. The Dutch are famed for their flood defences, and it seems the country’s dikes, dams, barriers, levees and floodgates will become even more essential in the years to come 9 major cities that could be underwater by 2030
With sea levels rising worldwide, several major metropolises are at risk of being submerged
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9 major cities that could be underwater by 2030
With sea levels rising worldwide, several major metropolises are at risk of being submerged 
Global warming can be difficult to properly visualise. If you’re not directly threatened by rising sea levels, suffering water shortages or ravaged by wildfires, how do you know it’s really happening?
That’s why projects like Climate Central are essential. This website creates maps that show which parts of the world could find themselves underwater due to rising sea levels as early as 2030
There are plenty of variables at play. We could build flood defences, adapt our cities and take dramatic action to halt global warming.
But if none of that happens, here are the potential consequences 
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