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11-23-2015, 08:00 PM
Scientists have given the world fair warning: Climate change could -- and likely will -- result in a catastrophic rise (http://start.westnet.ca/newstempch.php?article=entry/james-hansen-sea-level-rise_55aecb02e4b0a9b94852e7f5) in global sea levels.
As you'll see in the video below, that could affect more than 100 million people in the U.S.
For some coastal cities in the U.S. -- notably New Orleans, Miami and Boston -- it may be too late (http://start.westnet.ca/newstempch.php?article=entry/us-cities-sea-level-threats_561d338fe4b0c5a1ce60a45c) to reverse the damage that's already been done. Others could still be saved (http://www.pnas.org/content/112/44/13508) if we take swift action to reduce carbon emissions.
Ben Strauss, vice president for sea level and climate impacts at Climate Central (http://www.climatecentral.org/), told Agence France-Presse (http://www.afp.com/en/home/) last month that if we don't cut back on burning fossil fuels between now and 2100, the planet will likely face sea level rise (http://news.yahoo.com/sea-level-rise-swallow-miami-orleans-study-202752078.html) between 14 and 32 feet. The only uncertainty is how quickly that would happen.
"Some of this could happen as early as next century," Strauss told Agence France-Presse. "But it might also take many centuries."
For a look at how sea level rise could affect cities around the U.S., visit Climate Central's interactive online tool. (http://sealevel.climatecentral.org/)
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As you'll see in the video below, that could affect more than 100 million people in the U.S.
For some coastal cities in the U.S. -- notably New Orleans, Miami and Boston -- it may be too late (http://start.westnet.ca/newstempch.php?article=entry/us-cities-sea-level-threats_561d338fe4b0c5a1ce60a45c) to reverse the damage that's already been done. Others could still be saved (http://www.pnas.org/content/112/44/13508) if we take swift action to reduce carbon emissions.
Ben Strauss, vice president for sea level and climate impacts at Climate Central (http://www.climatecentral.org/), told Agence France-Presse (http://www.afp.com/en/home/) last month that if we don't cut back on burning fossil fuels between now and 2100, the planet will likely face sea level rise (http://news.yahoo.com/sea-level-rise-swallow-miami-orleans-study-202752078.html) between 14 and 32 feet. The only uncertainty is how quickly that would happen.
"Some of this could happen as early as next century," Strauss told Agence France-Presse. "But it might also take many centuries."
For a look at how sea level rise could affect cities around the U.S., visit Climate Central's interactive online tool. (http://sealevel.climatecentral.org/)
Also on HuffPost:
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