The disasters have been talked about for many decades Climate change in the world, The consequences range from rising temperatures to the disappearance of water in many countries.
In this sense, according to some scientists on the subject, until the year 2100 several cities from Latin America They would stay underwater. This phenomenon would be caused by sea level rise, leaving many people homeless, unemployed and unemployed harm the economies of countries.
This change would endanger the geography of the region as we know it todayas due to global warming, several glaciers and polar ice caps are melting, resulting in the oceans having more water.
According to a study published in the journal Nature climate changeand an organization dedicated to analyzing climate changes in various places on the planet is called Climate control centerIt has been found that many beaches around the world could disappear, including several in Latin America.
BarranquillaColombia, is one of those that appears on the list because, according to scientists, it is located in a place that is constantly flooded, at the mouth of the Magdalena River.
Next on the list Maracaibo in Venezuela due to sea level rise as well Rio de Janeiro and Porto Alegre in Brazil, because these big cities are right on the water. Likewise, locations such as Punta del Este, Uruguay.
On the Argentine side it would be those affected Areas of Entre Ríos Province And from Buenos Aires.
Since this situation has already been warned about, these countries should take steps to make companies and communities aware of it. the damage caused to the environment.
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, this could happen for the poor management of the oceans, seas and lakesin addition to extracting the precious liquid from underground locations.
This will not only affect these five South American countries but Similar situations could also arise in countries like Mexico, Honduras and Nicaraguawhere the water level could be 2.1 meters above the current level.
According to the Climate Central study, published in the journal Nature Communications, He Sea level rise In the 21st century it would be between 0.6 and 2.1 meters.
This increase is due to global warming. Which, according to the U.S. Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, not only contributes to but also causes melting of ice sheets and glaciers “The volume of the ocean increases as the water warms.”
Even if the forecasts may seem very distant, reality leaves no room for doubt: Sea levels in Latin America and the Caribbean are rising above the world average.
According to the report “The State of the Climate in Latin America and the Caribbean” that was published World Meteorological OrganizationSea level in the Caribbean rose by an average of 3.6 millimeters annually between 1993 and 2020. This is a rate higher than the world average, which was 3.3 millimeters per year.
From Luz Ángela Domínguez Coral
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