The city has levees and flood walls in place, which protects it from floodwater out of Lake Maurepas in the north, and from Lake Salvador and Little Lake in the south.
Basra is Iraq's main port city, which lies on the Shatt al-Arab, an enormous river that feeds into the Persian Gulf. Due to its network of canals, streams, and neighboring marshland
There's a reason why this nation is called the Low Countries. Amsterdam, Rotterdam, and The Hague sit low and close to the North Sea.
Savannah sits on a hurricane hotspot, but even without extreme weather, the historic city could see land swallowed up by the sea.
The region around Kolkata has thrived for centuries due to its fertile, cultivated land. But therein lies the concern as the city expands into the surroundings.
The build-up of some coastal Japanese cities makes them vulnerable to rising sea levels, especially during typhoon season in May and October.
The island nation of Maldives has been aware of the threat of rising sea levels for quite some time. They have even begun building a floating city to deal with it.
It isn't just the north-eastern coastal city of Port Said that's under threat of rising tide levels. Vast areas to the west and below the city could also be submerged.
In the near future, Venice faces two threats: rising sea levels and the city itself sinking, by two millimeters every year.