US Cities Sinking Under Climate Change, National Academy of Sciences Says The Huffington Post
go to original August 29, 2013

South Florida under water? Cities are preparing. (AssociatedPress)

A study published this month in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, suggests more than 1,700 urban areas - including New York and Miami - could find themselves below sea level before this century is out.

Without a sharp and immediate curb in greenhouse gas emissions, the study notes, at least 80 of those cities could be submerged within the next decade.

Even then, many municipalities won't escape the growing tide of global warming, The Guardian reports.

Read the rest at The Huffington Post

We invite you to add your charity or supporting organizations' news stories and coming events to PVAngels so we can share them with the world. Do it now!