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India's mega cities are facing a war for survival. According to a new United Nations report, millions of people in Kolkata and Mumbai are at imminent risk of losing their homes to permanent inundation as sea levels climb. You best believe that melting ice caps are no longer a far away reality. It is very much turning into an immediate nightmare. Between 2014 and 2023, global sea levels rose at an average rate of around 4.7 mm every year. Then came 2024, when the annual increase reached 5.9 mm. While 5 mm might not sound like a big deal, it's a historic record and a massive warning sign. It's a compounding nightmare. But where there's will, there is a way. motion moves in faster than we can mitigate the risk, the first thing it will swallow is not the brick and mortar of the city itself, but the certainty that millions of people won't be able to call it their home anymore.

India's mega cities are facing a war for survival. According to a new United Nations report, millions of people in Kolkata and Mumbai are at imminent risk of l…

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  • India's Mega Cities Survival Challenge
  • Imminent Risk of Inundation
  • UN Report on Kolkata and Mumbai
  • Sea Level Rise
  • Melting Ice Caps Reality
  • Historical Sea Level Data
  • 2014-2023 Average Increase
  • 2024 Record Increase
  • Impact on Housing Certainty
  • Loss of Home for Millions
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India's mega cities are facing a war for survival. According to a new United Nations report, millions of people in Kolkata and Mumbai are at imminent risk of losing their homes to permanent inundation as sea levels climb. You best believe that melting ice caps are no longer a far away reality. It is very much turning into an immediate nightmare. Between 2014 and 2023, global sea levels rose at an average rate of around 4.7 mm every year. Then came 2024, when the annual increase reached 5.9 mm. While 5 mm might not sound like a big deal, it's a historic record and a massive warning sign. It's a compounding nightmare. But where there's will, there is a way. motion moves in faster than we can mitigate the risk, the first thing it will swallow is not the brick and mortar of the city itself, but the certainty that millions of people won't be able to call it their home anymore.

"India's mega cities are facing a war for survival."

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