See These Cities Before They Sink! London's Thames Barrier, Sinking cities. Jakarta.

 

Thames Barrier seen from a tourist boat. Photo by Arpingstone in Wikipedia.

Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, is sinking and has already been moved. What about the rest of the world?  Global warming is causing temperatures to rise, overall. In the short term, this is good news. England is growing grapes for wine making. We have grapes in our garden in London. 

On the other hand, speaking of London, the long-term view means flooding, and sinking.  Many cities on are on rivers. Capitals are built on rivers. Other major cities are seasides and harbours and ports. That's is where capitals grow and were planted long ago, before plane travel when people travelled by boat, inland on rivers, and trading and emigrating to ports or seeking shelter and replenishment in ports. 

In our lifetimes, in the twentieth and twenty first century, we have seen the growth of travel, trade and hospitality, museums, attractions, restaurants, tourism.

So, as holiday-making travellers, which cities and capitals and countries are under threat? Which should we visit now, before they disappear? Which should we document on photos. 

As travellers interested in trade, in being citizens of the world, in importing ideas and helping other countries, what is new? What needs changing. Which places should we be campaigning to protect! 

Here are a few (listed alphabetically):

AUSTRALIA

Sydney (The capital, Canberra is inland).

BRAZIL

Rio de Janeiro (seaside famous for its beaches, the second largest city by population - the capital being Brasilia).

CHINA

Shanghai.

INDIA

Mumbai (Formerly Bombay), on the sea (Delhi being inland).

INDONESIA

Jakarta, largest city and capital, on the island of Java. Construction of new city announced 2019, started 2020.

THE NETHERLANDS

Amsterdam, Holland.

UK

London, England. See The Thames Barrier.

USA

Los Angeles, California; Miami, Florida; New Orleans; New York City.

VIETNAM

The capital. Ho Chi Minh city.

Here's is the relevant section which I have pulled from Simple Wiki:

Effects of global warming on sea levels[change | change source]

Global warming means that Antarctica and Greenland ice sheets are melting and the oceans are expanding. Recent climate change would still cause a 6 meters (20 ft) sea-level rise even if greenhouse gas emissions were reduced in 2015 per a scientific paper in Science.^[19][20]

Low-lying areas such as Bangladesh, Florida, the Netherlands and other areas face massive flooding.^[21][22]

Cities affected by current sea level rise[change | change source]

Places that would be flooded by a 6 meters (20 ft) sea level rise

Many cities are sea ports and under threat of flooding if the present sea level rises.

These and the other cities have either started trying to deal with rising sea level and related storm surge, or are discussing this, according to reliable sources.

• London ^[23]
• New York City^{[24][25][26][27]}
• Norfolk, Virginia, in Hampton Roads area of United States ^[28][29]
• Southampton ^[30]
• Crisfield, Maryland, United States ^[31]
• Charleston, South Carolina ^[32]
• Miami, Florida, has been listed as "the number-one most vulnerable city worldwide" in terms of potential damage to property from storm-related flooding and sea-level rise.^[33][34]
• Saint Petersburg ^[35]
• Sydney, Australia ^[36]
• Jakarta ^[37]
• Thatta and Badin, in Sindh, Pakistan ^[38]
• Malé, Maldives
• Mumbai, Buenos Aires, Los Angeles, Rio de Janeiro ^[27]

Also, all other coastal cities are in danger.

Further reading[change | change source]

• What is climate change National Geographic Kids

• What is climate change? A really simple guide BBC

Related pages[change | change source]

• Climate change

Useful Travel Websites

London

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10196689/Oxford-Street-leads-festive-light-switch-London-gets-Yuletide-spirit.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ico=taboola_feed_article&ns_mchannel=rss&ico=taboola_feed

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Oxford_Street_Christmas_lights_celebrities

https://www.london.gov.uk/about-us/our-building-and-squares/christmas-trafalgar-square

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/the-thames-barrier

Jakarta

https://wikitravel.org/en/Jakarta

Rio

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_de_Janeiro

About the Author of this blog, Author Angela Lansbury

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Angela Lansbury B A Hons ACG ALB PM5 EH5 DL5 VC5 
The Author of several books, including  Etiquette For Every Occasion. Wedding Speeches & Toasts. How to be the Best Man. Quick Quotations. Who Said What When.

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