Mumbai slowly sinks with rising sea levels

Global warming and rising sea levels are issues that blare nearly daily. For some, ice bergs melting in the Arctic Sea is too far-off. The reality, however, is harsher and horrifyingly closer to home. In coastal areas like Mumbai, the truth is now increasingly apparent. The report of the Inter-Governmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC) has had a grim forecast for the mega-city - by the turn of the century, large parts of Mumbai would be under water. Even now, in parts of city, the sea is just a few feet away from buildings during high tide.

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