Mar. 28th, 2006

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Investigate what portion of your city will be underwater with different quantities of sea level rise at this Google Map plus NASA elevation site!

For reference: our model predicts 1 to 3 feet of sea level rise in the next century, not taking into account Greenland or Antarctica (whose net 21st contributions are often assumed to be near zero, though recent studies indicate they may be melting faster than previously assumed. But still, I would be surprised if they added more than another foot to sea level rise on the century time scale).

Of course, on the multiple century time scale, Greenland and Antarctica may be expected to contribute more on the order of 6 to 20 meters of sea level rise. At which point, much of Boston is under water... so my recommendation is to not buy waterfront property as a long term investment!

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