Rising seas threaten ‘mass exodus on a biblical scale’, UN chief warns
by Damian Carrington Environment editor from on (#68VMP)
Antonio Guterres calls for urgent action as climate-driven rise brings torrent of trouble' to almost a billion people
An increase in the pace at which sea levels are rising threatens a mass exodus of entire populations on a biblical scale", the UN secretary general has warned.
The climate crisis is causing sea levels to rise faster than for 3,000 years, bringing a torrent of trouble" to almost a billion people, from London to Los Angeles and Bangkok to Buenos Aires, Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday. Some nations could cease to exist, drowned under the waves, he said.
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