We Are Sinking.

The massive floods in Pakistan have changed the ecosystem and the natural habitat. Where millions of people have been internally displaced, a unique natural phenomenon has caused concern. Satellite images show a 100-kilometre-wide inland lake that has been formed in Sindh.

The United Nations has referred to the recent rainfalls as monsoons on steroids. The rainfall that began in June has reportedly killed 1,162 people, injured 3,554, and affected more than 32 million. The inland lake was created because of the overflowing Indus River coupled with heavy rainfall. The formation of an inland lake may be a natural phenomenon but it signals what humans should expect in the future. It has also been reported by the Pakistan Meteorological Department that the 2022 monsoon was the wettest season after 1961.

The unprecedented floods were also caused by the melting of glaciers. Pakistan has nearly 7,000 glaciers that have been melting because of global warming. Researchers and scientists have warned about rising sea levels and how they will inundate coastal areas. According to a paper published by Denise Lu and Christopher Flavelle in The New York Times (2019), Southern Vietnam, Thailand, Shanghai, Mumbai, Alexandria, and Basra (Iraq) will be greatly affected by rising sea levels by 2050. In another study, Matthew H. Nash lists thirty-six cities that will face the impact of rising sea levels. These include Tokyo, Mumbai, New York City, Osaka, Istanbul, Kolkata, Bangkok, Jakarta, London, Dhaka, Ho Chi Minh City, San Francisco, Miami, Alexandria, Sydney, Boston, Lisbon, Dubai, Vancouver, Abu Dhabi, Copenhagen, New Orleans, Dublin, Honolulu, Amsterdam, Cancun, Venice, Charleston, Macau, Male, Long Beach...

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