We know that there are still many years to go until 2100 arrives, and that most of us who read this article, including myself, are no longer in this world by then (unless the hope of world life, of course) but be warned, stay with this article: these are only 5 cities that may not exist in 2100. You are in time to visit them!
Seattle
The city of Seattle (USA) is located exactly in the Pacific Ring of Fire. What does this mean? That said city is entirely in an area of great seismic activity. It was in 2001 when Seattle experienced its last earthquake (causing no mortal damage or injuries), but that does not mean that the next one is not much greater and with terrible consequences for its population. Seattle is on the Cascadia Subduction Zone fault, a somewhat "special" fault: it does not cause small earthquakes, it just remains immobile until the pressure becomes excessive and one of the plates slides. The result of this may be a mega-earthquake with consequences similar to those that struck Indonesia in 2004.
The percentage probability of this happening is quite high, as confirmed by the Department of Geological Sciences of the University of Washington: there is an 80% probability that Seattle will suffer a mega-earthquake of magnitude 8 in the next few years.
Venice
Yes, it is tragic, quite a drama, but one of the cities of love sinks a little more every year. The Institute of Oceanography at the University of San Diego in California did an investigation with very unfavorable results for the Italian city. Venice sinks, specifically at a speed of 4 millimeters per yearThe most affected areas being those located right next to the canals. Their buildings would be sinking not only due to the growth of the water around them but also, paradoxically, due to the works that are being carried out to strengthen the buildings, which would be helping to accelerate the collapse.
And it is that few things can be done when Mother Nature orders ...
Detroit
Detroit was a mecca for the automobile industry. There, in the XNUMXth century, three great car companies were forged, now known to all: General Motors, Ford and Chrysler. This, logically, brought economic abundance and well-being to the city, which is why its population also increased considerably (in 1950 it exceeded one and a half million inhabitants), but currently it is in decline by leaps and bounds. As of today, Detroit has a population of 700.000, making it one of the least populated in the U.S. The reasons: crisis in the automotive sector, relocation to other US cities, mass exodus, etc.
The disappearance of Detroit, with respect to the two cities mentioned above, depends more on "human change" than natural, so there could still be a solution for it, but that in the year 2100 Detroit is not a ghost town, it would be a true miracle.
Timbuktu
This city in Mali is threatened by the desertification. The increase in temperature in it (extreme heat) and its strong winds with sand drag, known as 'harmattan', are leading to many of the areas of the city have been totally buried by sand. Unesco has already warned and warned its population of the risk that the city will end upswallowed totally by the sand.
Nápoles
Misfortune would shake Italy again, this time caused by the Vesuvius volcano that crowns the Italian city of Naples. Vesuvius has been calm since 1944, and it's the longest dormant period in the last 500 years. What does this mean? That the longer and longer the time it is without erupting, the danger that in the future it will do so with more violence is much greater.
According to geologist Michael F. Sheridan: "Computer models show that the force of a future explosion would be devastating in a radius of 12 km, and that it would even affect the resistance of anti-seismic buildings". This would only lead us to a clear conclusion: Naples would be totally burned.
And if you are still more eager to know which cities may disappear in the future, these others that we mention below could also disappearon this occasion in about 5.000 years, for the unstoppable advance of the thaw:
- Barcelona.
- London.
- Buenos Aires.
- Shanghai.
- Amsterdam.
- NY.
We are still in time to visit them!