Retail in Asia: Open data reveals rising sea levels threat to Asia’s apparel sector

Retail in Asia, November 2021

In recent years, there has been no shortage of examples of the extreme weather events that scientists have warned would be experienced due to the impacts of climate change.

Looking to the future, using open datasets from the Open Apparel Registry (OAR) and Climate Central, researchers at Cornell University have revealed that thousands of Asian garment factories producing for global brands could be underwater by 2030 due to rising sea-levels.

In recent years, there has been no shortage of examples of the extreme weather events that scientists have warned would be experienced due to the impacts of climate change.

Looking to the future, using open datasets from the Open Apparel Registry (OAR) and Climate Central, researchers at Cornell University have revealed that thousands of Asian garment factories producing for global brands could be underwater by 2030 due to rising sea-levels.

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