All is not well in the water front

The picture was taken near Sagar in Sunderbans, West Bengal. Sunderbans is an archipelago traversed by countless creeks, streams and rivers, consisting of the largest mangrove forest in the world. The area...

Bangkok is sinking

Thailand's top disaster expert who foretold of the 2004 tsunami, is now warning that Bangkok will be totally submerged under several feet of water by 2030.Bangkok is a city built on swampland. Because of the...

Forecast for big sea level rise

"Sea levels could rise by up to one-and-a-half metres by the end of this century, according to a new scientific analysis."The BBC is reporting that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) forecast in...

Seas Swamp Australian Islands

Seas swamping Australian islands - Roads have been swallowed whole, buildings washed out, graveyards swamped and houses flooded in six of the most vulnerable low-lying island communities. Authorities have ordered...

Major cities warned against sea-level rise

For the first time, a scientific study has identified the world's low-lying coastal areas that are vulnerable to global warming and sea-level rise, and urged major cities from New York to Tokyo to wake up to the...

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