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Rising ocean levels: Detailed flood maps online
Cartifact launches interactive map that shows in detail where floods resulting from climate change would occur.
Tue, Nov 03 2009 at 2:40 AM
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Image: RisingOceanLevels.com
Anyone who has seen An Inconvenient Truth has to be at least vaguely curious if their home will specifically be affected by rising ocean levels. Now mapmaking company Cartifact in partnership with web company Green has just launched an interactive map called RisingOceanLevels.com that will give you the answer.
Created in partnership with carbon management company Greening Point, the map tool visualizes several different scenarios — from the "optimistic" IPCC model which predicts about a foot rise (which floods most of the Sacramento Delta as you can see above) to the ominous 36-foot rise that would occur if the ice sheets melted, as some models predict:
The map creators are clear to point out that they are not making specific predictions, but rather offering people a way to better understand current climate models and what these models say about the future of specific regions on an ever-warming planet.
As Greening Point CTO Michael Tilson explains:
We want people to learn about possible climate change scenarios, the science behind them, and the potential outcome of each ... We hope to make a positive contribution to public dialogue on these issues.
Currently the map has only been developed for two areas in California — San Francisco Bay and Santa Cruz — but the company is working to expand the scope of the map nationwide.
via: GoogleMapsMania
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Al Gore just bought a $9 million dollar waterfront home. Why would he buy a home on the water if, as he has said, the sea could rise as much as 20 feet?
If we all agree that the sea level is raising, faster than we calilated, does that mean we shoud stop the rising sea levels with Winter Night!
Are you serious? The profit related global warming is all over the place. The recent wave of "green" products/scams would not be possible without the fear factor of global warming. It is engrained in your everyday life, you are just too small minded/ignorant to take notice of EVERY major corporation/al gore/government skimming profits from this major scam that has proven to be just that. CLIMATEGATE fool
The same people who scream global warming is bullshit, often seem to be the same people that scream god exists.
Though, I fail to see where global warming equals profit, exactly.
Wow, we finally find out this is all based on lies, fabricated data, and proof that this fabricated "hysteria" has been spewn out for good. old fashion "profits".
Can we reasonably ignore comments that fail at grammar and spelling? A careless mind is empty of rational thought.
No we won't. Careless != Empty. Just because someone can't spell or is ignorant of English sentence structure doesn't mean they are devoid of serious thought. Your logic betrays you as controlling and narcissistic.
The climate has "changed" since the dawn of time. The "sea levels" have as well and will continue to do so weather man is here our not. During the "Medieval Warm Period" it didn't result in any drastic rise in sea levels. I'm still waiting for the swine flu and global ice age scams of the 70's to materialize. "Give me a break"!
And this is why so many people are ignoring global warming. When you start making wild claims people tend to tune out.
Ocean levels over the last decade have been rising at a rate of 0.12 inches per year (~9 years to get 1 inch, ~100 years to get 1 foot)
Yes I know as the planet warms that will accelerate but any warming that would raise sea levels that much would start to boil off the oceans first. (Most sea level rise comes from thermal expansion not addition of water from ice)