Threats to cultural heritage caused by the global sea level rise as a result of the global warming

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Abstract

Climate change resulting from global warming has an increasing impact on Earth. The resulting sea level rise is starting to be noticed in some regions today, and based on projections, could have severe consequences in the future. These consequences would primarily be felt by resi-dents of coastal areas, but through the potential for irreparable damage to cultural heritage sites, could be significant for the general public. The primary aim of the research undertaken in this article was to assess the threat to cultural heritage objects on the case study area of Tri-City, Poland. A review of available elevation data sources for their potential use in analyses of sea level changes was required. The selection of the optimal data source for the cultural heritage threat analysis of historic sites was carried out. The analyses were conducted for three scenarios, using ArcGIS Pro 2.7 soft-ware. A series of maps were thus prepared to show the threats to specific historic sites for various global sea level rise scenarios. Even with the slightest rise in sea level, monuments could be perma-nently lost. The authors point out that a lack of action to stop climate change could result not only in economic but also cultural losses.

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Ciski, M., & Rząsa, K. (2021). Threats to cultural heritage caused by the global sea level rise as a result of the global warming. Water (Switzerland), 13(18). https://doi.org/10.3390/w13182577

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