Eight of world's 10 largest cities to be hit by the sea rise: study
Researchers at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Falmouth, Massachusetts found that glaciers on the world's second-largest island are melting more than 30 percent faster than during the mid-1900s. The study's findings imply that eight of the world's 10 largest cities will be hard hit by the sea rise.
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- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 12:00 | 07 December 2018
- Modified Date: 04:11 | 07 December 2018
Today, these rates are "off the charts," said glaciologist Sarah Das, who is a co-author of the study, published this week in the journal Nature.