Caribbean Countries Could Lose Land To Sea Level Rise

THE CARIBBEAN – A new UN report is warning that several Caribbean countries without shoreline defences could permanently lose five percent or more of their cities to sea level rises by the end of the century.

New hyperlocal data released Tuesday by Human Climate Horizons, a collaboration between the United Nations Development Programme and the Climate Impact Lab, notes the extent of coastal flooding has increased over the past 20 years as a result of sea level rise.

This as European Space Agency Chief Josef Aschbacher warned earlier this month the melting of polar icecaps and glaciers is “Very critical”.