2007Oct: (Fig 24) “A sea level rise of 25 meters would displace about 1 billion people. Even a 5-7 meter sea level rise would affect a few hundred million people, more than 1000 greater than the number of people in New Orleans affected by the Katrina hurricane disaster.” – Jim Hansen.
Reference: Hansen, James E. 2007Oct. Iowa Coal Case. Testimony submitted to the Iowa Utilities Board. P. 45. http://www.columbia.edu/~jeh1/
Image Description: This image is from Jim Hansen’s testimony to the Iowa Utilities Board. Image Location: http://www.columbia.edu/~jeh1/ Image Permission: This work is copyrighted and unlicensed. However, it is believed that the use of this work to illustrate the subject in question, Where no free equivalent is available or could be created that would adequately give the same information, on Interlinked Challenges, hosted on servers in the United States by Michigan State University, qualifies as fair use under United States copyright law.
Related posts:
- Global Warming Could Displace as Many as 1 Billion People by 2050 2007: According to the Christian Aid agency by 2050 global warming could displace as many as 1 billion people (CSM,...
- Majority of World’s 100 Largest Cities are Located in Coastal Areas 2007 2007Oct: (Fig 23) A majority of the world’s 100 largest cities are located in coastal areas (Hansen, 2007). Reference: Hansen,...
- Potential Impact of Sea Level Rise in Nile Delta, a .5 m Rise 2005 2005ca: (Fig. 4) Potential Impact of Sea Level Rise in the Nile Delta. A .5 m rise (World Resources Institute)....
- Potential Impact of Sea Level Rise in Nile Delta, a 1 m Rise 2005 2005ca: (Fig. 4) Potential Impact of Sea Level Rise in the Nile Delta. A 1 m rise (World Resources Institute)....
- If Greenland’s Ice Sheet Melted, then Global Sea Levels Would Rise an Estimated 7 meters 2007 2005Dec15: Greenland and ice sheet from space. If Greenland’s ice sheet melted, then global sea levels would rise an estimated...
This post is tagged 2000s Climate Change Events, 21st Century and Climate Change, Climate Change Effects, Climate Change Research, Coastal Areas and Climate Change, Flooding, Rising Seas, Tropical Storms, Urban Areas and Climate Change
