In South Florida: Rising Seas Sinking In
February 25, 2014
Local News reports make it clear that public officials, academics, every day people, and voters, are being confronted with the reality of Sea Level Rise in one of America’s most vulnerable metro areas, Miami.
These clips point to the ways that South Florida’s rising seas are sinking in to the way people must begin to adapt. Meanwhile, for climate deniers, business as usual continues full speed ahead.
Below, Google Earth flyover with added layers of Sea level rise.
And you thought “Eric the Viking” was just kidding.
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February 25, 2014 at 8:33 am
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February 25, 2014 at 9:12 am
BUT, BUT—–how can this be?
Sea level rise is NOT accelerating!…..and, and……Miami has an AVERAGE elevation above sea level of SIX FEET and won’t flood for several centuries.
That computer geek from NC daveburton has told us so!
(And I for one believe him, even though he has no training in science, and just looks things up and cherry picks them to support his conservative ideology, and shills for real estate developers who have sea level land to sell, and signs hoax petitions, and…..)
This is not happening, indeed!
February 25, 2014 at 9:20 am
Eric the Viking – brilliant!
That sketch describes DB, NC20, and the whole denial industry perfectly.
Pity they won’t be the ones suffering.
February 25, 2014 at 9:52 am
Ah, but DB and NC-20 WILL be suffering! The fat-cats behind NC-20 are going to be left holding the bag on a lot of property and will likely take a huge beating $$$-wise. DB is going to have to get a real job once they no longer need his services as a “science adviser”—his brief moment in the sun will be over once the water closes over his head and shuts him up for good.
(And does the thought of DB being a “science adviser” to anyone on anything amuse others as much as it amuses me?)
February 25, 2014 at 1:19 pm
Forget about three feet. Miami is in trouble with one foot SLR. Hoe does NYC do?
http://plan.risingsea.net/New_York.html
Other east coast and west coast cities also face impacts.
February 25, 2014 at 12:36 pm
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February 25, 2014 at 1:23 pm
Here’s LA.
http://sealevel.climatecentral.org/surgingseas/place/cities/CA/Los_Angeles#show=cities¢er=9/34.0211/-118.4117
And San Francisco
http://www.bcdc.ca.gov/planning/climate_change/index_map.shtml
Not good. Sea level rise not just for Miami anymore, to paraphrase Anita Bryant humorously.
February 25, 2014 at 2:02 pm
Forget Miami and NYC–they only rank #4 and #7 on the list of the top 20 cities most vulnerable to sea level rise (New Orleans is #10, LA is not even in the top 20). Not good for the folks there, but only part of the picture.
Except for Amsterdam and Rotterdam at #15 and #17, the other 15 are mainly in Asia……as in Mumbai, Shanghai, Calcutta, Dhaka, Tokyo…..and that’s where the people are. We in the U.S. may not be standing in very deep water soon, but when the SHTF “over there”, we will feel the effects big-time in other ways.
February 25, 2014 at 5:33 pm
You mean a list like this? I was surprised to see Boston on one list. SFO would be history. A lot of airports are at the cheap land or fill along coastal areas. Of course it could be built up, and dams could be built, like the one protecting London, but at what costs? Analysts think some of these mitigating measures only worsen the disaster by allowing higher populations in affected areas. Those fantasizing Miami with no SLR may face some hard real estate decisions.
http://www.businessinsider.com/cities-rising-sea-level-2011-5?op=1
February 25, 2014 at 7:37 pm
Yes, there are many such lists, and they differ slightly based on the criteria used. Your list and my list appear pretty much identical except for VA Beach, VA (not on mine), and perhaps a slight difference in rankings. I suspect VA Beach is on there because of $$$ factors. Hard decisions are indeed coming, not just in Miami, but for the ONE BILLION humans that are at immediate risk from SLR.
February 25, 2014 at 9:19 pm
Shhhh – Don’t tell youknowwho. Only the center of the ocean is rising. Riiiiggghht.
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