ApocaDocs: Shanghai Struggles to Save Itself From the Sea

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Posted Thu Sep 29 2011: from New York Times:


	Shanghai Struggles to Save Itself From the Sea http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1317255951 Some 1,000 years ago, the Chinese named this city "Shanghai" based on its location. It literally means "above the sea." Those pioneers probably never imagined the situation that confronts this city today: Shanghai is on its way to being below the sea. Climate change is pushing up the sea level globally. While in Shanghai, such rise is roughly the length of a rice grain in each of recent years, the low-lying city with a population of more than 20 million has had to pour billions of dollars into rebuilding infrastructure to protect against potential floods. It is also revising its growth plans, hoping to reduce its vulnerabilities.

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