If sea levels rise by 10 meters
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I wouldn't worry about it till you start seeing Horatio Caine doing his show in scuba gear. Miami is only 6 ft above sea level and Horatio isn't even wearing waders yet.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miami,_Florida
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miami,_Florida
Even 10 metres probably, or whatever is necessary. It's just a matter of how much you're willing to invest for countries that are as rich as Belgium.
Bangladesh or Fiji don't have that option...
I'm about five minutes from the beach, but a lot of the area seems unaffected. The flooding has sort of circled around and there is a little lagoon right on top of my house. 
My work is spared, but large parts of the road getting there are flooding. The Red Line didn't make out too well, either; the North Quincy T Station is underwater.
My work is spared, but large parts of the road getting there are flooding. The Red Line didn't make out too well, either; the North Quincy T Station is underwater.
I'd be getting wet feet with even a 1 meter rise, but at least I'd still be on the shore of a peninsula.
At 10 meters the best I can aim for are a few tiny islands to the north, west and south. Mainland is about 20 km to the south.
Oh, and the southernmost islands on the map actually correspond to bits of rich neighbourhood... Typical
My house is under the dark square.
At 10 meters the best I can aim for are a few tiny islands to the north, west and south. Mainland is about 20 km to the south.
Oh, and the southernmost islands on the map actually correspond to bits of rich neighbourhood... Typical
My house is under the dark square.
Oh, and the southernmost islands on the map actually correspond to bits of rich neighbourhood... Typical
Well, rich neighbourhoods usually are on hills...
But I guess those couple islands will get pretty crowded.
Yeah, I bet they will get crowded. Especially since the largest island is just the city's main square with the old city hall on it 
Lots of room there.
Lots of room there.
Both my house and vacation property are safe. I may even get a value boost on the vacation property. It is hillside on an island and would be closer to beachfront.
But know it won't be a good thing when (not if) it happens as major cities and some whole nations will be destroyed. This will be an economic nightmare. At 10m you lose Shanghai, most of bangladesh and major parts of India, the Netherlands, downtown London, South Florida, the Washington Mall area, large portions of the riverfront area in Philadelphia, major portions of NYC, Sacramento, Buenos Aires would be split in two, half of Tokyo. This will be an economic nightmare.
I'm not saying it will be next year or even in the next hundred, but it will happen and in geologic terms, it won't be long.
But know it won't be a good thing when (not if) it happens as major cities and some whole nations will be destroyed. This will be an economic nightmare. At 10m you lose Shanghai, most of bangladesh and major parts of India, the Netherlands, downtown London, South Florida, the Washington Mall area, large portions of the riverfront area in Philadelphia, major portions of NYC, Sacramento, Buenos Aires would be split in two, half of Tokyo. This will be an economic nightmare.
I'm not saying it will be next year or even in the next hundred, but it will happen and in geologic terms, it won't be long.
Yeah, I bet they will get crowded. Especially since the largest island is just the city's main square with the old city hall on it
Maybe parts of the Netherlands will be more like Venice in the future - entire cities built on stilts.
Interesting. Basically, all of original Boston seems to be about what it was during American Revolutionary times, but all the land around that original chunk of land, all the stuff that has been created by filling in parts of the Charles River and Boston Harbor ..., all of those are under water.
Surprisingly, my house is just fine, though I would be able to walk to the beach.
Surprisingly, my house is just fine, though I would be able to walk to the beach.
Yeah. Say goodbye to Venice, Padua, Ravenna, Ferrara... in short, half of the people I know would be swimming. With a 10m rise, my parents' house near Bologna will be 10 minutes from the sea. Sweet.I wouldn't be affected at all (unfortunately, I would like the sea a little closer
Contrary to popular sentiment, Venice is not built on stilts, but on a close archipelago of small islands...
Not much difference for me, but my Dad's house would be much closer to the Gulf of Mexico at 4 meters to spare. That area has been underwater before though, and for some period of time since I used to dig fossilized sand dollars out of the limestone in a vacant lot 2 blocks over. 
Look on the bright side. Doncaster is now a seaside resort.
Pleasure Island will one day live up to it's name.
But look on the bright side - Grimsby will be cleansed.
As for me, I'll be nice and safe in my house, my home town emerging virtually unscathed...
... and my family will also be safe, but must endure the inconvenience of their local Tesco's supermarket going underwater. Ah well...
Give it 14 metres, and I'm still unscathed, although for the family it'll be a closer call - but they can enjoy a nicer coastline.
