According to Brazilian media reported on October 13 local time, the report released by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change pointed out that the coastal city of Recife in northeast Brazil has become the city most affected by sea level rise in the country. Recife is the capital of the Brazilian state of Pernambuco and is ranked as one of the most threatened cities in the world from rising sea levels due to climate change.
The report lists three Brazilian coastal cities, in addition to Recife, rio de Janeiro, the country's second-largest city, and Santos, which has the largest port in Latin America, Santos, the largest port in Latin America. But compared to these two cities, the city of Recife has the lowest elevation, almost at sea level. At the same time, parts of the city's urban area are close to alluvial plains formed when rivers enter the sea, putting recife at greater risk of rising sea levels. In addition, due to the persistent inequality between the rich and the poor in the city, many poor communities are still preserved, mainly in the southern and western urban areas, which are located at the mouth of the sea.
Environmental experts point out that while the above factors put the city of Recife at risk of rising sea levels, it does not mean that the city will be "engulfed" by seawater. Experts also said that the city may face the challenges posed by the above risks, and what needs to be done now is to do its best to adopt environmental protection measures that can coexist in harmony with the coastal waters.
Silva, a professor of oceanography at the Federal University of Pernambuco, said one of the options currently being studied is to carry out a sand removal project in the densely built beach area to slow the rate of soil erosion on the beach. He also cautioned that rising sea levels not only pose a risk to beach areas, but also put a lot of pressure on urban traffic and drainage systems.
Source: CCTV Finance