Media has learned about the risk of flooding of the world's major oil ports

Rising sea levels due to climate change may lead to flooding of the world's major oil ports. This was reported by the British newspaper The Guardian on January 4.

"Scientists said that this threat is ironic, since the burning of fossil fuels causes global warming," the publication writes.

It is specified that the transition to renewable energy sources will help reduce emissions and stop global warming.

According to The Guardian, if sea levels rise by one meter, 13 oil ports could be seriously affected, including Ras Tanura and Yanbu in Saudi Arabia and Houston and Galveston in the United States.

"A one-meter rise in sea level is now inevitable within a century or so and could occur as early as 2070," the British newspaper noted, citing data from the International Cryosphere Climate Initiative.

Clean up the slicks: how the oil spill in the Black and Azov Seas is being cleaned up

The cleanup is being carried out by EMERCOM staff and volunteers

Earlier, on December 15, tankers Volgoneft-212 andVolgoneft-239crashed in the Kerch Strait due to bad weather. There were strong squally winds and sea excitement of up to seven points in that area.

As a result of the incident there was a spill of oil products. The tankers ran aground. 27 people were evacuated from both vessels. It was specified that one person died. On the instructions of Russian President Vladimir Putin, a working group has been set up to coordinate work to eliminate the consequences of the emergency.