Mumbai among cities at maximum risk due to rising sea levels: WMO report

The study says sea levels rose by 4.5 mm a year between 2013 and 2022, over three times the rate between 1901 and 1971

India's financial capital Mumbai is among several cities across the globe that would be most affected due to rising sea levels, according to a report by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).

Other cities at risk include Shanghai, Dhaka, Bangkok, Jakarta, Maputo, Lagos, Cairo, London, Copenhagen, New York, Los Angeles, Buenos Aires, and Santiago.

In its report, the WMO, says sea levels rose by 4.5 millimetres a year on average between 2013 and 2022, over three times the rate between 1901 and 1971. WMO is a specialised agency of the United Nations for meteorology (weather and climate), operational hydrology and related