John F Kennedy said that rising tides floated all boats, but he hadn’t heard of global warming. And while more boats will be floated, it is certain that more coastal cities will either be drowned or will have to invest heavily on coastal protection.
An overheating planet is melting glaciers, raising sea levels and threatening cities from Mumbai to Guangzhou. Half the world already lives within 60 kilometers (37 miles) of the sea, according to the United Nations.… Read more