I live in Nebraska, so if sea levels rise, the only way they could really affect me is if the overflow reaches the river. Which it probably would. In which case my favorite seafood restaurant would be inundated.
If sea levels rise by 10 meters
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I'd be fucked (not literally under water, but all the roads would be). Luckily, I want to move anyway.
EDIT: South Philly would be under water, that's pretty significant!
EDIT: South Philly would be under water, that's pretty significant!
My house, is a very, very, very deep house.
I'm right in the middle of the flooded area in the center:
But it's all good, because I've prepared my swingin' pad for this eventuality:
I'm right in the middle of the flooded area in the center:
But it's all good, because I've prepared my swingin' pad for this eventuality:
Considering all the water I live by, it's pretty amazing that I'm safe.
Where I am now, I'm sitting at about 2300 feet/700 meters elevation so, like most of Southern California, I'm not going to be affected in the slightest, unless perhaps by an influx of folks from Locutus' neighborhood looking for higher ground. Up in the Bay Area where I lived for quite few years, however, things would be a bit different:
Many bayside areas would be flooded and much of the inland Sacramento/San Joaquin River delta would be underwater, including the state capital. The last house I lived in up there, roughly three miles south of San Francisco and currently about a ten-minute stroll from the water:
would be practically beachfront housing. I'd probably get nervous about higher-than normal high tides, though, and the landfill north of Lagoon Road would be flooded, as well, adding to the general atmosphere. Another place I lived would be three blocks from the bay, as opposed to nearly a mile.
Many bayside areas would be flooded and much of the inland Sacramento/San Joaquin River delta would be underwater, including the state capital. The last house I lived in up there, roughly three miles south of San Francisco and currently about a ten-minute stroll from the water:
would be practically beachfront housing. I'd probably get nervous about higher-than normal high tides, though, and the landfill north of Lagoon Road would be flooded, as well, adding to the general atmosphere. Another place I lived would be three blocks from the bay, as opposed to nearly a mile.
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Ah, but I was talking about where I live, not where I'm from.
But yeah, Donny escapes - just! Well, some of my relatives who live north of the river would be swimming to work, but the main town itself is spared.
I kinda hate to say this but the scuba diver in me thinks "wicked cool fun dives!"
shallow, easy entry and fun swim-throughs.
shallow, easy entry and fun swim-throughs.
I'm safe, Seattle has a salt water sound to the west and a large fresh water lake to the east, at 10 meters they would be joined. Part of the city would be an island and we'd lose the commercial water front -- would get us out of building that expensive new sea wall.
I remember when they built Hoover dam, as the reservoir filled the were a long series of earthquake because of the weigh of billion of tons of water, what effect would 10 meters of water have on San Fransisco's fault lines?
I remember when they built Hoover dam, as the reservoir filled the were a long series of earthquake because of the weigh of billion of tons of water, what effect would 10 meters of water have on San Fransisco's fault lines?
Probably not much at all. The shoreline of the Bay proper doesn't change all that much--most of what would be covered by water already is covered by water, plus the Bay is quite shallow--and all of the major faults would still be on dry land (except, of course, in spots where they already run underneath the Bay.) Compare my 10-meter rise map above with this one showing the fault locations:
my house will be under by 12 meters(Miami)
Bone dry even with a 14m raise in the sea level.
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We sit about 635 feet above sea level.
Only bit that goes for my town is the old harbor area. And other then a decent Pizza place, it's not that big a loss. Only really the DMV around there, and no one will miss that. Would actually be kinda cool with the huge old grain silos just sticking up out of the water.
I love that the majority of Åkersberga is gone. Not a big loss
I love that the majority of Åkersberga is gone. Not a big loss
At 1m my hometown is going to find itself with a spot of bother.
At 3m the water will seriously encroach on residential areas.
At 8m we're in serious trouble.
At 10m about a third of the city is underwater, including large parts of the city centre.
At 14m about two thirds of the actual city is underwater including my parent's house, and the outlying suburbs are in a precarious situation.
That's it, I'm moving to Tullamore!
At 3m the water will seriously encroach on residential areas.
At 8m we're in serious trouble.
At 10m about a third of the city is underwater, including large parts of the city centre.
At 14m about two thirds of the actual city is underwater including my parent's house, and the outlying suburbs are in a precarious situation.
That's it, I'm moving to Tullamore!
