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Well, we’ll probably not be around when this actually happens, but a new report published in The Times and China Daily suggests that due to global warming, dozens of the world’s coastal cities could be under water.

The first study to combine computer models of rising temperatures with records of the ancient climate has indicated that sea levels could rise by up to 20ft (6m) by 2100.

The threat comes from melting ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica, which scientists behind the research now believe are on track to release vast volumes of water significantly more quickly than older models have predicted.

Such a rise would threaten cities such as London, New York, Bombay and Tokyo. Large parts of the Netherlands, Bangladesh and Florida would be inundated, and even smaller rises would flood extreme low-lying areas, such as several Pacific islands and New Orleans.

Studies like these, together with the Tsunami’s and freaky weather paterns of late just show that mother nature is fragile and should be handled with care. We have to do something now, to try and make some kind of difference for the future.

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