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The Sea Is Higher than We Thought and Millions More Are at Risk, Study Finds
The study reveals up to 37% more land could be below sea level with a 1-meter rise, increasing risk for 77-132 million people globally, due to underestimated current sea levels.
- A new study found coastal sea levels are already higher than previously thought, increasing the number of coastal residents at risk due to earlier baseline errors.
- Researchers reexamined past assumptions and found earlier research relied on mistaken baseline coastal water heights, causing government planners to underestimate exposure risks.
- The team reexamined baseline coastal elevations and revised exposure calculations, raising coastal population estimates of those vulnerable to higher sea levels.
- Local and national planners must update flood maps and reprioritize protection as underestimations by prior studies undermine current coastal planning and infrastructure decisions.
- Going forward, policymakers and adaptation planners face urgent pressure as a surprising baseline error shifts long-term exposure projections and intensifies resilience and adaptation policy debates.
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