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外刊精选｜2050年，海平面上升将危及更多大城市

一直以来，海平面上升已是不争的事实。然而最新研究发现，此前的数据大幅低估了这

一变化带来的影响。在新模型预测下，到2050年，胡志明市、曼谷和孟买等许多沿海城市

或将不复存在，数亿人口将被迫迁徙，由此引发的危机甚至可能让冲突频发的伊拉克地区更

加动荡。海平面上升还可能带来哪些隐患？这项最新研究在技术上有何突破？

RisingSeasWillEraseMoreCitiesby2050,NewResearchShows

Risingseascouldaffectthreetimesmorepeopleby2050thanpreviouslythought,according

tonewresearch,threateningtoallbuterasesomeoftheworld’sgreatcoastalcities.

TheauthorsofapaperpublishedTuesdaydevelopedamoreaccuratewayofcalculatingland

elevationbasedonsatellitereadings,andfoundthatthepreviousnumberswerefartoooptimistic.

Thenewresearchshowsthatsome150millionpeoplearenowlivingonlandthatwillbebelow

thehigh-tidelinebymidcentury.

InThailand,morethan10percentofcitizensnowliveonlandthatislikelytobeinundated

by2050,comparedwithjust1percentaccordingtotheearliertechnique.Thepoliticaland

commercialcapital,Bangkok,isparticularlyimperiled.

Inotherplaces,themigrationcausedbyrisingseascouldtriggerorexacerbateregional

conflicts.

Basra,thesecond-largestcityinIraq,couldbemostlyunderwaterby2050.Ifthathappens,

theeffectscouldbefeltwellbeyondIraq’sborders,accordingtoJohnCastellaw,aretiredMarine

Corpslieutenantgeneral.

Furtherlossoflandtorisingwatersthere“threatenstodrivefurthersocialandpolitical

instabilityintheregion,whichcouldreignitearmedconflictandincreasethelikelihoodof

terrorism,”saidGeneralCastellaw,whoisnowontheadvisoryboardoftheCenterforClimate

andSecurity,aresearchandadvocacygroupinWashington.

“Sothisisfarmorethananenvironmentalproblem,”hesaid.“It’sahumanitarian,