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Media: rising sea levels threaten major oil ports with flooding

The world’s largest oil ports, including those in the US and Saudi Arabia, could be flooded due to rising sea levels caused by climate change, The Guardian newspaper reports, citing a scientific study Photo: www.pexels.com The analysis showed that 13 ports with the highest tanker traffic would be severely affected by a sea level rise of just 1m. The researchers said that two low-lying ports in Saudi Arabia, Ras Tanura and Yanbu, through which 98 percent of the country’s oil exports go, are ...

17.01.2025
climate , sea level , oil port

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