One Storm Away

10 major world cities that could end up underwater.

BY ALICIA P.Q. WITTMEYER | OCTOBER 31, 2012

Abidjan, Ivory Coast, 520,000 exposed

Abidjan is the former capital of the Ivory Coast, and is still the country's economic capital. It sits, however, on the Gulf of Guinea, and rising sea levels have been steadily encroaching on houses and other infrastructure. Above, a view of Abidjan's coast in 2006.

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