Due to changing climatic conditions two Indian cities have the highest risk of submerging under water by 2070.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development studied 136 largest port cities in the world to estimate impact of coastal flooding due to storms and damage due to high winds.
Most of these largest port cities are in Asia (38 per cent), and many of them (27 per cent) are located in deltaic settings.
Let’s take a look at 20 cities that have the highest risk of submerging under water by 2070.
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Jakarta
Rank: 20
Country: Indonesia
Current exposed population: 513,000
Future exposed population: 2,248,000
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Tokyo
Rank: 19
Country: Japan
Current exposed population: 1,110,000
Future exposed population: 2,521,000
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Chittagong
Rank: 18
Country: Bangladesh
Current exposed population: 255,000
Future exposed population: 2,866,000
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New York-Newark
Rank: 17
Country: US
Current exposed population: 1,540,000
Future exposed population: 2,931,000
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Abidjan
Rank: 16
Country: Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
Current exposed population: 16 519,000
Future exposed population: 3,110,000
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Lagos
Rank: 15
Country: Nigeria
Current exposed population: 357,000
Future exposed population: 3,229,000
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Ningbo
Rank: 14
Country: China
Current exposed population: 299,000
Future exposed population: 3,305,000
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Khulna
Rank: 13
Country: Bangladesh
Current exposed population: 441,000
Future exposed population: 3,641,000
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Tianjin
Rank: 12
Country: China
Current exposed population: 956,000
Future exposed population: 3,790,000
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Alexandria
Rank: 11
Country: Egypt
Current exposed population: 1,330,000
Future exposed population: 4,375,000
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Haiphong
Rank: 10
Country: Vietnam
Current exposed population: 794,000
Future exposed population: 4,711,000
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Miami
Rank: 9
Country: US
Current exposed population: 2,003,000
Future exposed population: 4,795,000
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Rangoon
Rank: 8
Country: Myanmar
Current exposed population: 510,000
Future exposed population: 4,965,000
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Bangkok
Rank: 7
Country: Thailand
Current exposed population: 907,000
Future exposed population: 5,138,000
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Shanghai
Rank: 6
Country: China
Current exposed population: 2,353,000
Future exposed population: 5,451,000
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Ho Chi Minh City
Rank: 5
Country: Vietnam
Current exposed population: 1,931,000
Future exposed population: 9,216,000
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Guangzhou
Rank: 4
Country: China
Current exposed population: 2,718,000
Future exposed population: 10,333,000
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Dhaka
Rank: 3
Country: Bangladesh
Current exposed population: 844,000
Future exposed population: 11,135,000
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Mumbai
Rank: 2
Country: India
Current exposed population: 2,787,000
Future exposed population: 11,418,000
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Kolkata
Rank: 1
Country: India
Current exposed population: 1,929,000
Future exposed population: 14,014,000
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