267 million people worldwide at risk from sea-level rise
Published Date: 6/30/2021
Source: phys.org
Worldwide, 267 million people live on land less than two meters above sea level, which is most at risk from sea level rise, according to a study in Nature Communications. The paper suggests that by 2100 the number could increase to 410 million people, with the majority of this land found in the tropics.