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Top 10 African countries most threatened by sea storm surges

Sea storm surges could affect more and more people Keith Marais/IRIN
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    World Bank researchers have crunched population, economic, and elevation maps to analyse which countries are most at risk from storm surges, assuming a one metre rise in sea level (due to climate change).



    An April 2009 report, Sea-Level Rise and Storm Surges - A Comparative Analysis of Impacts in Developing Countries, reveals "very heavy potential losses… [which] further strengthen the case for rapid action to protect endangered coastal populations".



    The 10 countries with the largest increases in at-risk land area are:



    Mozambique

    Madagascar

    Nigeria

    Mauritania

    Senegal

    Guinea-Bissau

    Cote d'Ivoire

    Gabon

    South Africa

    Somalia



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