#10 Places That Could Be Uninhabitable In 100 Years

3. The Persian Gulf

A shocking report was published last year which claimed that the Persian Gulf may not be a habitable place for humans by 2090. The gulf encompasses cities such as Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Kuwait City, and it is predicted that their heat index temperatures, which is a combination of the effects of temperature and humidity, would be 165-170 degrees Farenheit. This is too hot to support the survival of humans, as our bodies aren’t able to cool properly at this temperature, so it is likely to become one of the places that could be uninhabitable in 100 years.

4. Marshall Islands

Low-lying islands in the Pacific such as the Marshall Islands are at risk of disappearing under water and becoming one of the places that could be uninhabitable in 100 years. Burning fossil fuels causesheat trappinggases to be released into the atmosphere, and increase the temperature. This leads to ice sheets melting into the ocean and raising the sea level. Over the past 30 years the sea levels in the South Pacific have risen over a foot, and it is predicted that over the next 100 years it will rise between one to four feet across the world. Most of the Marshall Islands are only six feet above sea level, meaning they are at risk of disappearing under water very soon.