Sunday, November 25, 2012

Rising Sea Level - What could disappear

What Could Disappear from the NY Times is an interactive graphic that displays how rising seas could impact 22 major US cities, plus Long Island and the NJ coast. Note that the link opens with a 25 ft sea level rise set on the slider, and that is clearly a disastrous situation. However, many urban areas are impacted in a major way with only a 5 ft sea level rise.

For a detailed look at the sources of future sea level rise, and the effect on Delaware, see Sea Level Rise and Its Effect on Delaware from UD and Sea Level Rise Inundation Maps from DNREC.

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