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全球氣溫升四度 海水將淹沒港滬
星島日報星島日報 – 8小時前

地球氣溫若升攝氏兩度及四度，文化中心和旺角朗豪坊一帶遭海水淹浸的模擬圖。
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星島日報 - 地球氣溫若升攝氏兩度及四度，文化中心和旺角朗豪坊一帶遭海水淹浸的模擬圖。

(綜合報道)(星島日報報道)一百九十五個國家的元首和政府領袖、最少四萬名環保活躍分子、人權 組織和其他 團體的代表，將於本月底至下月中齊集巴黎，出席「COP 21」聯合國氣候會議，商討氣候暖化危機。美國研究組織警告，若全球氣溫上升攝氏兩度，將令海平面 升高，導 致二億八千萬人居住的土地被淹浸；若上升四度，受影響更會超過六億人，而中國會是重災區，香港 和上海等地可 能會在未來二百年內被海水淹沒。

　　在周日召開的聯合國氣候峰會部長級籌備會議上，雖然各方對年底的會議寄以厚望，但總部設在 美國的「氣候 中心」（Climate Central）發表報告指出，即使各國取得共識，把全球氣溫上升的幅度限制為攝氏兩度，仍會令海洋水位大 幅上漲，勢必淹浸上海、孟買、紐約等城市的大片土地；若上升四度，六億人會因水浸失去家園，中 國會是重災區 ，在十個最受影響的大城市中，中國佔了四個，包括上海、天津、香港和台州。

　　報告指出，氣溫上升攝氏二至四度而令海洋水位變化，可能會在未來二百年內出現，但也可能會 在許多世紀之 後，甚至是兩千年後。屆時日本、美國、菲律賓、印度、越南，埃及、巴西等國家都會有部分地區變 成海洋。

　　「COP 21」聯合國氣候會議將於本月三十日至十二月十一日在巴黎舉行，其中一個核心目標是希望各國取得共 識，把全 球氣溫的上升幅度限制為較工業革命之前高攝氏兩度。

　　專家普遍認為，減慢全球氣候暖化速度的最有效方法，是削減溫室氣體排放量。不過，聯合國早 前警告，即使 許多國家都作出了減排承諾，恐怕全球氣溫仍會上升攝氏三度。

　　氣候會議的另一個重點討論題目，是富有國家如何向發展中國家和地區予財政及其他支援，以求 達到減排目標 。

　　世界銀行警告，如果不採取防治行動，全球暖化會加重疾疫、重創農作物，並再使一億以上的人 墮入貧窮。

　　法國外長法比尤斯透露，普京已接受邀請出席氣候會議，和美國總統奧巴馬、中國和印度等國領 袖在第一天會 議發表演說。綜合報道





http://www.independent.co.uk/environ...-a6726886.html


Homes belonging to half a billion people 'could be submerged by rising sea levels'
China and the US likely to be most affected

Olivia Blair
@livblair
Monday 9 November 2015 13:47 BST

Whole areas of London face being wiped out by rising sea levels, according to the map Screengrab/Climate Central

Homes belonging to more than half a billion people could be submerged by rising sea levels if the current rate of global warming continues, scientists have said.

A 2C increase in the Earth's temperature would result in houses occupied by 130 millon people being left underwater by rising sea levels, according to an investigation by research group Climate Central. However, a 4C change - which would be the likely scenrio at the current rate of increase - would impact more than 600 million.

The study comes ahead of the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference which will take place in Paris at the end of the month in which world leaders will try to thrash out an agreement to reduce gas emissions.

The interactive map below shows the cities and towns which could be fully or partially submerged by rising sea levels. Drag the map or search to see whether where you live could be affected.

The full effects of the sea level rise would take anywhere from 200 to 2,000 years to be fully realised, the report adds.

The report finds that China would be the most affected with 145 million living on land that would be potentially affected.
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The US would also be a significant risk, with around 25 million currently living in areas at risk - including in New York.

A 4C rise would mean in London areas including Battersea, Chiswick and the entire borough of Lambeth would be submerged.

Vast parts of Edinburgh, Liverpool and Belfast would disappear while almost all of Cardiff and Dublin could be underwater.



Ben Strauss, a co-author of the report, told the AFP news agency: “The global stakes of climate change are crystal clear with sea level rise.”

“The outcome at Paris can point us towards losing countless great coastal cities and monuments around the world, unending migration, and destabilisation, or towards preserving much more of our global heritage, and a more stable future.”


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