A new sea level rise map can help you see exactly what coastlines will be affected by rising water levels due to climate change.
Life on the coast isn’t always going to be as luxurious as it is right now. That’s because rising global temperatures could eventually cause the sea levels to rise even more, burying much of the current coast underwater. Now, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has created a sea level rise map to let viewers see how it’ll play out on American seashores.
’s new website. From there, you can plug in your town or address, giving the map somewhere to focus. This gives you a more personalized look at how the rising sea levels will affect your own local infrastructure. The 's Sea Leve Rise Viewer shows what Destin, Florida will look like if sea levels rise ten feet. The areas marked in light blue are coastlines that will sink underwater. If you don’t live near a coastline, then you can always input another city in the sea level rise map to get a simulation of what the escalating sea levels will do to the coastline.
plans to keep this up to date for a long while going forward. estimates that America’s coasts will climb nearly two feet higher than where they currently sit and that those two feet of additional water could arrive within the next century.
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