Translated by CDT from Oriental Online:
According to the latest modeling results from the National Oceanography Administration, China’s seas will rise by 3.2 centimeters above current levels within the next decade.
Described in the 2007 China Sea Level Communique (中国海平面公报), the model suggests the rise in China’s sea levels will be higher than the world average, predicted to be 2.5 millimeters a year. Over the past 30 years, China’s sea levels have climbed an average of 9 centimeters over all, with Tianjin and Shanghai regions rising particularly dramatically, 19.6 and 11.5 centimeters respectively. Due to the impacts of climate change, China’s sea level rose dramatically in 2007. Over the next 10 years, Shanghai will see its sea level rise by 3.8 centimeters, according to the model.
With the influence of changing climate patterns and rising sea levels, China has suffered a major increase in salt tides and marine storms.
