Baltic Sea threatens to sink: Warnemünde and coast in danger!
Baltic Sea threatens to sink: Warnemünde and coast in danger!
Warnemünde, Deutschland - climate change has a firm grip on us - and this is not just a keyword, but a bitter reality that currently affects the coastal towns on the Baltic Sea. In Warnemünde and other popular holiday regions, it is clear that the rising sea level is a serious threat due to global global warming. According to the latest reports by t-online.de could already be used by the sandstream, including the end of this Century.
The forecasts for the increase in sea levels are alarming: Depending on the global warming, which could fluctuate between 1.8 and 3.7 degrees Celsius, an increase in sea levels is expected between 0.3 and 1.0 meters. Expert: Inside, warn that the situation could further tighten the melt of the glaciers in the Arctic. Each rising level not only means higher water levels, but also an increased risk of coastal erosion and storm surges, which threaten particularly the Aesturs and deep areas, as the Federal Environment Agency shows Environmental Bundesamt.de .
The unstoppable change
An increase of just a few centimeters can cause catastrophic consequences in flat coastal regions. It is not only Baltic sears such as Pagenwerder, which could disappear more and more in the floods. Many coastal cities also have to adapt to increased coastal protection. According to a report by the Hamburg Hafencity University (HCU), the melting of the permafrost, which is reinforced by the associated carbon dioxide emissions, could further accelerate the temperature increase.
But how exactly does that look like in practice? Already today it shows on selected levels of the Baltic Sea that the water levels rise significantly. Reports from the past 60 to 180 years have shown a continuous increase in water levels. The water levels in Kiel, Travemünde and Sassnitz all have a statistically significant increase and are impressive proof of progressive global warming.
global dimensions of the problem
The phenomenon of marine level increase does not only have regional effects. Global, millions of people near the coast are affected, especially in poorer countries that often do not have the means to take adequate coastal protection measures. In countries like Bangladesh, millions of people are already located in areas that are less than one meter above sea level. The explosive of this situation is given by the report by DetailsOrt Warnemünde, Deutschland Quellen
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