There is an increasing amount of talk about rising sea levels in Miami and other low-lying coast areas. Use this interactive tool to gauge the effect of a one foot rise in an area you choose. Note that the report that has everyone talking projects sea levels rising by 1 to 4 feet by 2100.
Other Sea Level Rise Related Resources
- Time: A Large Chunk of Antarctica May Disappear Into the Ocean By 2020
- NYT: As Glaciers Melt, Science Seeks Data on Rising Seas
- PopSci: Line of Defense Against Sea Level Rise Melting Fast
- PopSci Articles Tagged “Sea Level Rise”
- Scientific American: No Pause in Global Sea Level Rise
- Scientific American: Sea Level Could Rise 5 Feet in New York City by 2100
- Scientific American: Sea Level Rise Speeds Up
- Video: Sea Level Rise Threatens Miami Beach
- EPA Sea Levels Since 1880 – Chart
- NASA – Sea Level Rise Since Last Ice Age
- NOAA – Is the Sea Level Rising?
- US Geological Survey – Climate Change and Sea Level Rise
- Wikipedia – Sea Level Rise
- Union of Concerned Scientists – Sea Level Change Infographic
- National Geographic – Sea Level Rise
- Climate Central – Sea Level Rise
- Oceanography Society – Series of Articles on Sea Level Rise
- Copenhagen Diagnosis Climate Change Report
- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Report – Chapter 13: Sea Level Rise
- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
- RisingSea Links Related to Sea Level Rise & Climate Change
- ClimateCentral Sea Level Related Links
- NOAA: Global Sea Level Rise Scenarios for the United States National Climate Assessment
- Yale Environment 360: How High Will Seas Rise? Get Ready for Seven Feet
- Huffington Post: 14 U.S. Cities That Could Disappear Over The Next Century, Thanks To Global Warming
Miami Area Discussion of Sea Level Rise
- Miami Beach Meeting Discusses Sea Level Rise
- Sea Level Rise Committee Formed
- New Times: Sea Level Rise to Drown Miami Even Faster Than Feared, UM Researcher Finds
- WLRN: An Idea To Mitigate Rising Seas In Miami Beach: Lift The Entire City
- Search this HawkinsCRE site for “Sea Level Rise”
- FIU Web App – Enter Your Address, View Effect of Sea Level Rise
- EyesOnTheRise – South Florida Sea Level Rise Dedicated Site
- Guardian: Miami, the great world city, is drowning while the powers that be look away
- Vice: Miami’s Answer to Sea-Level Rise Is Building More Condos
- NREI: South Florida Lawmakers Take On Sea Level Rise
- Rolling Stone: Goodbye Miami
Dissenting Voices
Note that, as much as it feels like a broad consensus, so much so as to seem like it is “fait accompli,” there are numbers of people, including scientists, that disagree with the conclusion that sea levels will rise so significantly as the next century approaches. Below are some places to read about these dissenting voices:
- Forbes: Alarmists Are In Way Over Their Heads On Rising Ocean Claims
- JunkScience: The Sea Level Scam
- Telegraph: Rise of sea levels is ‘the greatest lie ever told’
- Friends of Science Insight into Climate Change
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