Global warming, a problem that is no news to us. We are well aware of the fact that humanly activities have been causing a lot of greenhouse gas emission which is resulting in global warming. Apart from Climate Change, Global Warming is making things worse in many other ways as well. Melting of the large glaciers has resulted in a continuous rise in sea levels at an alarming rate.
Here is a list of 10 countries which will be wiped out earth due to global warming.
1. Maldives
Average 1
Meter Above Sea Level
Population
approximately 4.36 Lacs
The Maldives is an Island country which consists of 1100 islands in total. It
is a small country which is located in the west of India. It has the
lowest-lying island in the world which is merely 4.2 feet above sea level. Due
to the rising sea-levels, there is a very good chance of how the Maldives
Islands will fall to the beach erosion caused by global warming. Soon many
islands will have no land area, sufficient for human habitation.
2. Tuvalu
Average 4.6
Meter Above Sea Level
Population
approximately 0.11 Lacs
Tuvalu is a coral island country, which is made up of 3 coral reef islands and
6 atolls (a ring-shaped reef, island, or chain of islands formed of coral). The
island country is majorly made up of coral reefs and is located in between
Hawaii & Australia in the pacific ocean. However, the country has been
facing serious island depletion due to global warming and climate change. As a
result, the residents of the country are finding new homes because soon their
home nation may fall to the rising sea levels and coral erosions.
3. Federated States of Micronesia
Average 3
Meter Above Sea Level
Population
approximately 1.04 Lacs
It is a country situated to the east of the Philippines. It is yet another
coral island made up of 607 small and large islands and atolls. As a result of
the rising sea levels, the island has lost many of its cemeteries to the ocean
wave. As per the reports, it is expected that the sea levels around the island
may rise up to 16 to 62 by the end of the century.
4. Kiribati
Average 1-2
Meter Above Sea Level
Population
approximately 1.06 Lacs
Kiribati is yet another island country which is losing its native land to the
rising sea water level. The country is formed up of 33 islands and is situated
in the pacific ocean between Hawaii & Australia. The residents have started
moving to the largest island amongst the island group. Recently, the president
of the nations has purchased 6000 acres of the land from Fiji with an intent to
shift the population of the island to the land.
5. Nauru
Average less
than 1 Meter Above Sea Level
Population
approximately 0.13 Lacs
Naura is an island which has a lot of mines. Due to mining over the years, the
island has not rendered the residents with any suitable place on the island to
reside. Hence, the residents have to make their living at the coastlines.
However, rising sea-levels have been another problem. The residents are
sandwiched between the sea and the mines.
6. Seychelles
Average less
than 1 Meter Above Sea Level
Population
approximately 0.94 Lacs
Located in the western part of the Indian Ocean, Seychelles is an island
country made up of 115 Islands. The country is majorly formed up of coral
reefs. However, the rising temperature of the ocean has resulted in the
depletion of the coral reefs. The reefs protected the island from erosion.
However, now the island has started eroding. Merely an increase of 36 inches in
the water level will render the residents homeless.
7. Tonga
Average less
than 1 Meter Above Sea Level
Population
approximately 1.08 Lacs
An island country made up of 169 islands, stands in the middle of the southern
part of the pacific ocean. The country has only 36 islands, which are inhabited
by humans. Increasing water levels has consumed many beach lands. As a result,
the businesses, hotels, offices and the residentials are being pushed to the
middle. Many mangroves have disappeared in the last few years due to rising sea
level.
8. Comoros
Average less
than 1 Meter Above Sea Level
Population
approximately 8 Lacs
Comoros is located between Madagascar and Mozambique off the east coast of
Africa. It is made up of 3 large islands and several smaller islands. This
country is considered vulnerable to climate change and has suffered damages from
rising sea levels and increased flooding affecting the agricultural conditions
and the fishing industry.
9. Palau
Average less
than 1 Meter Above Sea Level
Population
approximately 0.21 Lacs
The country is made up of 300 islands and is situated in the western pacific
ocean, south-east to the country of the Philippines. The country is also
suffering from the problem of rising as the waves have reached the crop fields.
The rising temperature of the water is destroying the coral reefs and as a
result, the island has started to erode due to the same. It has also affected
the fishing industry to a great extent.
10. Bangladesh
Average less
than 85 Meter Above Sea Level
Population
approximately 15.61 Crores
The only country on the list which is not an island but will soon be submerged
under floodwater. The country is a neighbour of India, Nepal, China &
Bhutan. The country is severely affected by continuous climate change &
global warming. The melting glaciers of Himalaya are causing floods in the
country at alarming rates. The country is facing problems of cyclones and
tornadoes. Avery year, 25% of the country gets affected by the flood.
The rising temperature of the atmosphere and hydrosphere is a clear warning about the dangers of the future. We need to understand the situation before things get out of hands.