Climate Change Repercussions: These Indian cities might be underwater in less than 9 years

It’s 2021 and the planet is witnessing the change in climate more than ever, now the time has come to roll up the sleeves and take care of the climate. Temperatures are increasing, glaciers are melting, and many cities may soon be submerged. Even in the most optimistic scenario, in which global greenhouse gas emissions begin to decrease immediately and are reduced to net-zero by 2050, the global temperature would still peak over the 1.5-degree threshold before decreasing.

For the previous two years, our nation is witnessing the worst consequences of climate change – from wildlife fires to floods. According to a UN assessment, cycles of floods caused by heavy rains and an increase in droughts caused by increased evaporation are anticipated to define India's climatic future as the globe approaches the 1.5 degree Celsius limit for global warming by 2040.

Due to these changes, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has issued a warning for 12 of India’s coastal cities, which may be three feet underwater around the turn of the century. IPCC has also proposed the preventions, against this global calamity, including reduction in carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases emissions. 

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List of 12 coastal cities, which may go underwater by 2050: 

The endangered cities are in the major Indian states – Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, etc.  

1. Kandla, Gujarat — 1.87 feet
2. Paradip, Odisha — 1.93 feet
3. Bhavnagar, Gujarat — 2.70 feet
4. Mumbai, Maharashtra — 1.90 feet
5. Okha, Gujarat — 1.96 feet
6. Mormugao, Goa — 2.06 feet
7. Cochin, Kerala — 2.32 feet
8. Andhra Pradesh — 1.77 feet
9. Khidirpur, West Bengal — 0.49 feet
10. Mangalore, Karnataka — 1.87 feet
11. Chennai, Tamil Nadu — 1.87 feet
12. Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu — 1.9 feet

According to a United Nations report, by 2050, sea-level rise would threaten over 40 million people in India. Sea levels in Asia are rising at a quicker rate than the global average, according to the analysis.