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Table 1
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Date/year
Incidents
Place
Effects
References
In coming times
Sea level rise
Mumbai, India
In future decades major parts of the
city will be in underwater and the
city will suffer frequent flooding
due to projected two-inch rise in
water by 2050
During last 50 years Significant snowmelt
The Alps
One has to climb up to the
10,000-foot to see snow on the
mountains
2017–18
Forest fire
Napa Valley, California
Wine growing industry suffered
disruption and economy affected
significantly
NA
Sea level rise
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
It is projected that at current level
of ascending temperatures, the sea
level around Rio will rise up to 32
inches by the year 2100 and
consequences will be destruction
of famous beaches, airport, and
even some inland neighbourhoods.
Apart from that, flood, landslides,
water shortages, and spreading of
diseases will be occurred
Coastal erosion, sea ice
retreat, and permafrost melt
Alaska
Intense landslides, wildfires.
Severe destruction of forest was
seen over the last ten years in
Alaska than any other decade
recorded, and by 2050 the number
is expected to be doubled
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