Russian climatologists predicted flooding of two cities due to global warming. In the risk zone because of the rapid climate change, St. Petersburg and Arkhangelsk were found, reports “Lenta.ru.”
Director of the Climate and Energy Program of the World Wildlife Foundation (WWF) in Russia, Alexey Kokorin shared the opinion that the change in the water level in the World Ocean in the next century threatens the destruction of major cities of the country.
The problem of the XXII century is the rise of water in the World Ocean. For the worst estimates, five meters. The question of how to preserve the historical heritage, will arise for St. Petersburg and Arkhangelsk, “said Kokorin.
Leading Researcher, Natural Catastroph Specialist, Alexey Karnukhov, noticed that problems would be avoided if you make all possible efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to combat global warming.
“We already have two regions in Russia, where floods regularly repeat – the North Caucasus, which affects the location of the mountains, and the Far East, subject to the displacement of monsoon rains,” the climatologist drew attention.