The 3 areas of Chile that could remain underwater in the years to come

slow down the climate change This is the commitment made by many governments, including that of Chili have been proposed for decades to come. And the consequences of a damaged environment, as science predicts, could be fatal: one would be extreme sea level rise caused by storm surges, tides and waves.

That is why a study, published in 2021 in the journal Nature It showed the consequences that pollution can have on global climate patterns. Scientists have analyzed more than 7,000 places that would be exposed to rising sea levels and could disappear.

Three regions of Chile entered the fateful list.

The study’s prediction is that By 2100, and if climate change has still not slowed considerably, 50% of the places studied could experience extreme weather phenomena and possibly find themselves underwater.

In this sense, the southern hemisphere and subtropical regions would be most affected. In them they emphasized the coasts of the regions of Valparaíso, Coquimbo and Atacama.

According to the following graph, extracted from the study and highlighted by the specialized platform Weatherized we see that These areas of Chile could be flooded in another 50 years (around 2071, taking into account the study’s publication date).

The same research found that there are other places in the world that could remain underwater if climate change is not stopped. Among them are Alaska, United States, and Northern Europe.

“Our results have important policy and practical implications, as they highlight that even if the objectives of the Paris Agreement are achieved (which establishes measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions), extreme events potentially leading to coastal flooding will occur with unprecedented frequency in many parts of the world,” the authors wrote.

That’s to sayEven if governments’ goals to reduce the effects of climate change are met, flooding could still occur. endangering human life and infrastructure located in “red” zones.