Sea-level rise
Living in the UK I think I can safely say that a rise in sea level would have huge impacts on our island nation. Even those living up a hill in the most central part of the UK will be affected by the disruption in infrastructure for the delivery of food and goods. I live in Devon, where nowhere is very far from the sea.
It’s estimated that over 600 million people live in coastal areas that are less than 10m above sea level. Added to this, two thirds of the world’s cities with populations over 5 million are, in some part, in this impact zone. So, that’s already 1 in 10 people directly affected, before you add other inhabitants of cities. The effects will be felt globally.
As well as people there will be a huge impact on wildlife and habitats. Sea-level rise is also not an isolated event. It will come hand-in-hand with temperature changes, precipitation changes and an increase in natural events.
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