00:00Rising sea levels caused by climate change could threaten millions more people.
00:06According to a new study published in the journal Nature,
00:10researchers studied hundreds of scientific studies and hazard assessments,
00:14calculating that about 90% of them underestimated baseline coastal water heights by an average of 30 cm.
00:23If we take this hypothetical one meter relative sea level rise,
00:27we figure out that this underestimates global coastal population by up to 12%.
00:33Adjusting to a more accurate coastal height baseline means that if seas rise by a little more than one meter,
00:40waters could inundate up to 37% more land and threaten 77 million to 132 million more people, the study
00:49said.
00:50The problem is said to be much more prevalent in Southeast Asia and the Indo-Pacific region,
00:56and less so in Europe and along Atlantic coast.
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