Coastal areas in Southeast Asia — such as Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, seen here as water flooded the streets in late 2025 — may be at even worse risk from rising sea levels than previously assumed in some major studies. The region shows some of the greatest discrepancies in an analysis reporting on widespread underestimates of current ocean heights.
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