Lagos, Nigeria
Lagos, Nigeria, is growing rapidly despite the looming threat of sea-level rise.
Lagos’ population may be growing, but the city is also becoming more vulnerable to sea-level rise.
Lagos is particularly susceptible to floods because of its low-lying terrain and location on a river delta.
The increased frequency of flooding and extreme weather in cities like Lagos could make it difficult for the areas to recover after each event.
There are 47 megacities currently existing on the planet today, every single one of them will be affected by climate collapse. By 2100 the population is expected to peak around 11 billion, by then 100+ megacities will exist with most being in developing nations within the likes of Africa and Asia.
Governments will just change the terms of livability so that humans settle for less than the luxuries we have now, whole families crammed into slums and crumbling infrastructure will be our demise long before climate collapse kicks in, those problems we already suffer from in many cities will only be exacerbated by a climate collapse.