Study: Sea level rise, more than one-third of ancient sites around the Aegean Sea are threatened with submergence
2024-08-28
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[Global Times Comprehensive Report] According to a recent report by Yahoo News, a latest study conducted by scholars from Turkey's Dumlupınar University shows that as global warming causes glaciers to melt and sea levels to rise, more than one-third of the ancient monuments around the Aegean Sea are facing the threat of being submerged.
The study covers a total of 464 historical sites in Turkey and Greece in the eastern Mediterranean. The researchers set three different scenarios for possible future sea level rise, namely 1 meter, 3 meters and 5 meters, and divided the risk of historical sites being submerged into different levels. According to the assessment, 147 of the 464 sites may be submerged in the next 50 years, of which 27 have a "moderate" risk of submergence, 19 have a "high" risk, and 34 have an "extremely high" risk. On the Aegean Island of Delos, famous for the remains of ancient Greek and Roman temples, researchers found that the existing ruins have been damaged by floods.
According to AFP on the 27th, the latest report released by the World Meteorological Organization on the same day showed that the global sea level has risen by 9.4 centimeters in the past 30 years. During the same period, the sea level in some waters of the Pacific Ocean has risen by 15 centimeters, which is much higher than the global average and poses a serious challenge to the survival of Pacific island countries. UN Secretary-General Guterres warned of the continued rise in sea levels: "A global disaster is putting the Pacific paradise in danger." (Zhen Xiang)
