Engineering Quad - Shanghai
Sunday, November 18th, 2007
The blue bands represent the estimated sea level increases in Shanghai. Sea levels will increase 3 feet by the year 2100, 4.5 feet by 2150, and 6 feet by 2200. With all of Shanghai under water, approximately 20 million people would be displaced. According to Chinese meteorologists, Shanghai will face an increase in the number of typhoons, floods, and droughts in the future. The coastal regions also face erosion and salt water intrusion.
Antoaneta Bezlova (7 June). CHINA: RISING SEA LEVELS THREATEN SHANGHAI. Global Information Network,1. Retrieved November 17, 2007, from Research Library database.
Maren Lau. Adaptation to Sea-level Rise in the People’s Republic of China