13 Cities That Could Be Underwater by 2050 13 座城市到2050 年可能被淹没

A terrible report has showed which cities could be submerged1 in water inless than 30 years. If you are not affected2 by rising sea levels， or watershortage3， it could be more difficult to notice what climate change makes. But asthe planet gets warmer， sea levels rise. And this will make coastal4 cities sinking5further and further into the sea every year. Which cities could be underwater by2050？ According to the report， they are Amsterdam， Peterborough， Ho Chi MinhCity， Venice， Bangkok， Basra， New Orleans， Kolkata， Miami， Shanghai，Alexandria， Mal佴， and Rio de Janeiro.

一份可怕的报告显示，有些城市可能在不到30 年的时间里遭海水淹没。如果你没有受到海平面上升或水资源短缺的影响，可能比较难注意到气候变化造成的后果。但是随着地球变暖，海平面上升了，这将导致沿海城市每年越来越深地沉入大海。到2050 年，哪些城市可能会被淹没呢？根据该报告，这些城市是阿姆斯特丹、彼得堡、胡志明市、威尼斯、曼谷、巴士拉、新奥尔良、加尔各答、迈阿密、上海、亚历山大、马累和里约热内卢。

▏Notes

1. submerge 使……没入水中；浸没

2. affect 影响

3. shortage 短缺；不足

4. coastal 近海的；沿海的

5. sink 下沉；沉没

Discussion 议一议：

What will you do if your city is going to be underwater？ 如果你的城市要被水淹没了，你会怎么做呢？