Animations Show Global Warming's Potential Effects on Coastal Cities

[stepnw1f]

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The animations below show the flooding we can anticipate in major cities as global warming raises sea levels and leads to stronger hurricanes. They show that as sea levels rise, even relatively weak storms will be able to do a great deal of damage. See below for more resources and a discussion of the role of global warming in strengthening hurricanes.

Which city do you live in?

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http://www.net.org/globalwarming/sea_level/

:banghead:

[XemaSab]

1. Since when is the Delta

San Francisco? :banghead:

[stepnw1f]

3. I Was Hoping to Visit Before That Happens

I'd love to see the West Coast.

[XemaSab]

4. Most of the west coast

is above a meter in elevation.

You've got some time.

Now Florida, on the other hand... :scared:

[stepnw1f]

5. and a Good Portion of Boston

will be in the Ocean as well.

[unhappycamper]

9. From the animation. it looks like

Downtown Boston, the Public Gardens, Boston Common, Back Bay, MIT, Harvard, and a lot of Cambridge will be no more. (Logan Airport will also be gone.)

Martha's Vineyard and most of Cape Cod will also disappear.

Scary stuff.

[stepnw1f]

11. Sad isn't it?

This change is going to be massive. That's why I posted the thread.

[The Straight Story]

2. That's it? That's all nature's got? Bring it on! Wussy ass nature

can't even flood ohio? Sheesh.

Wake me up I need a boat and can't watch football anymore....

(a homer simspon impression....)

[pitohui]

6. worried about biloxi

i see it on the list, unfortunately i can't open the animation and make it play for some reason

i hope people who rebuild will be getting sufficient $$$ to elevate!

[stepnw1f]

7. Biloxi Will Cease to Exist

Just about... the Quicktime video worked for me. It does not look good....

The model is based on a 3 meter rise in sea levels.

[Why Syzygy]

8. I had to save the files in order to play them.

Tried that?

[BlueStorm]

10. What about Michigan and the Great Lakes region?

What will happen to them?

I live there and I have been curious about this for some time.

Blue

[stepnw1f]

12. I Would Asume you will see a rise

in water levels as well, since the St. Lawrence is connected to the ocean. Not to mention the Mississippi, although I really don't know much about their levies.