Coastal Hazards in Japan


The coastal hazard that I will be talking about that affects Japan is sea-level rise.
Osaka is one of the most popular cities in Japan and over the past few years, global warming has caused sea levels to rise thus causing millions of people in Osaka and across Japan  to be at risk of coastal flooding. The city of Osaka is among the world's 10 port cities that are most exposed to coastal flooding and wind damage due to a typhoon in 2005. If Japan reaches a sea-level rise of 3.3 feet, then that would put another 4.1 million people at risk of flooding. Osaka is projected to suffer $1 trillion in damages of assets owing to coastal flooding by the 2070s, which is more than 4 times its current economic risk of $216 billion.
The best way people can help prevent this problem is by reducing carbon emissions. If people make significant efforts to reduce heat trapping emissions, then sea-level rise between the present day and the end of the century could reduce to  1.25 feet.
So there is still hope! :)

Works Cited:

https://www.climatehotmap.org/global-warming-locations/osaka-japan.html




Comments

  1. UnknownMay 2, 2019 at 8:42 AM

    Very interesting post! Just like your country, China is experiencing the exact same problems with the rise in sea-level causing an increase in typhoon risks.

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    1. AnonymousMay 2, 2019 at 8:43 AM

      Very interesting post! Just like your country, China is experiencing the exact same problems with the rise in sea-level causing an increase in typhoon risks.

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  2. Destinee's BlogMay 3, 2019 at 9:57 AM

    I enjoyed reading your post,
    it is refreshing to hear that there is still hope! My country Jamaica is also affected by rising sea level so obviously this a global issue. One can only hope that people wake up and make a change so everyone doesn't have to suffer from these disasters!
    -Destinee L

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