One of the most memorable scenes in An Inconvenient Truth is when Al Gore makes the sea level rise 20 feet and inundate various low-lying regions of the world, including Manhattan and Florida. It was suitably squirm-inducing, especially if the viewer happened to live in one of the areas shown. For the rest of us, or at least for me, however, the lingering question has been, "what would it look like where I live?" Now, thanks to Google's mapping API and the ingenuity of one Alex Tingle, we have Flood Maps, where you can view any part of the world and raise the sea level in 1 meter increments, up to 14 meters (about 46 feet).
Behold, Seattle:
Somehow this isn't as much light-hearted fun as Sim Earth.
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Stephanie Ogburn Posted 10:45 am
27 Mar 2007
I tried the free sample report, and must admit that it cheered me up, for a moment: My home will not be adversely affected by shoreline reduction. I was too cheap, and scared, to pay the $30 required to get the drought and fire, insect or disease report. Which is probably just fine. I'm kind of enjoying the sunny mood of the day.
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Biodiversivist Posted 1:55 am
29 Mar 2007
In the end, it all comes down to biodiversity. Poison Darts--Protecting the biodiversity of our world
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Delay And Deny Posted 2:06 am
29 Mar 2007
Ok, great...now imagine it the other way around!
Imagine the whole Puget Sound filling in because of sea level drops. It could happen as the ice melts off the tundra...allowing more water saturation. Also, higher temperatures mean greater amounts of water vapour (which increase temperatures). That water is already pushing back the deserts in Africa (and helping to feed the starving by creating more farmland).
Imagine suddenly if your Yarrow Bay condominium is suddenly looking out over a sea -- of other condomiums as the water level in Lake Washington drops...
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Corey McKrill Posted 3:27 am
29 Mar 2007
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