What city of the USA should you not live in if you are planning to live to see 2100?
World ocean level is growing faster and faster as the water warms up and glaciers melt.
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Researchers led by an aerospace engineering professor at the University of Colorado Boulder looked at satellite data from 1993 to track rising sea levels.
Their results published in the journal National Academy of Sciences, show that the sea level is not only rising, but the pace of this growth has accelerated over the past 25 years.
Climate experts say that even a small increase in sea level can have enormous consequences. If the worst predictions come true, the coastal cities of the United States from New York to New Orleans will be flooded and will suffer from storm surges by the 2100 year.
Research team Climate central created a plugin for Googleto illustrate how catastrophic an “extreme” sea level scenario could be if a flood occurred today. The data was based on projections in the 2017 report of the year. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
1. Washington DC
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And this is what the Potomac River will look like for the 2100 year.
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Changes affected National Mallwhich is located at the Capitol in Washington, DC.
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By 2100, this territory will look different.
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Last year, Trump announced his intentions to withdraw the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement, concluded between 195 countries, designed to mitigate climate change.
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By 2100 year Rose Garden The White House will have an ocean view.
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2. New York, NY
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The Hudson River can flood the perimeter of the city and low-lying areas such as West Village to 2100 year.
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The financial district houses the offices of many large financial institutions, including the New York Stock Exchange and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
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Extreme sea-level rise can lead to the desolation of Wall Street. Battery Park will be a water park.
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3. San Francisco, CA
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This peninsula is very prone to flooding to the 2100 year.
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There are offices in this area of San Francisco LinkedIn, Business Insider and Salesforce.
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They are located too close to the waterfront to avoid flooding.
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Further south is a campus in Silicon Valley. Facebook.
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By 2100, the headquarters of the social network will be under water.
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New campus Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), (large ring) in Cupertino, California, will remain dry.
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San Francisco International Airport serves more than 50 million travelers each year.
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4. Charleston, South Carolina
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In 2100, you need a boat to get to the city center.
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5. Los Angeles, CA
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This is how the embankment will look like by 2100.
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6. New Orleans, LA
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By 2100, the city may disappear under water. It is estimated that 500 000 people can leave this area in the next century.
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After the floods caused by Hurricane Katrina, houses were destroyed in 2005, and tens of thousands of people sought refuge in Mercedes-Benz Superdome.
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But the arena may not survive extreme sea level rise.
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7. Boston, Massachusetts
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This is how the city will look like by 2100.
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Many of the country's best universities are located along the Charles River in Boston.
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The world of education can say goodbye to Harvard Business School, Boston University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Northeastern University.
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8. Miami, FL
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Trump owns the luxury resort and the Mar-a-Lago club, better known as the Winter White House.
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By 2100, ownership will look like this.
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And the coast will look like this.
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