I never want to live anywhere else but San Diego (or California), oh well...

[kpete]

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More than half of the area of 40 large cities (population over 50,000) is less than 10 feet above the high tide line, from Virginia Beach and Miami (the largest affected), down to Hoboken, N.J. (smallest). Twenty-seven of the cities are in Florida, where one-third of all current housing sits below the critical line — including 85 percent in Miami-Dade and Broward counties. Each of these counties is more threatened than any whole state outside of Florida – and each sits on bedrock filled with holes, rendering defense by seawalls or levees almost impossible.

By the metric of most people living on land less than 10 ft above the high tide line, New York City is most threatened in the long run, with a low-lying population count of more than 700,000. Sixteen other cities, including New Orleans, La.; Norfolk, Va.; Stockton, Calif.; Boston, Mass.; St. Petersburg, Fla.; and Jacksonville, Fla.; are on the list of places with more than 100,000 people below the line. (Much of New Orleans is already below sea level, but is protected at today’s level by levees.)

Climate Central’s enhanced analysis paints a much more detailed pictured for completed states. For example, more than 32,000 miles of road and $950 billion of property currently sit on affected land in Florida. Threatened property in New York and New Jersey totals more than $300 billion. And New England states all face important risks.

The predicted sea level rise will take a long time to unfold. The numbers listed here do not represent immediate or literal threats. Under any circumstances, coastal populations and economies will reshape themselves over time. But the new research on West Antarctic Ice Sheet decay — and the amount of humanity in the restless ocean’s way — point to unrelenting centuries of defense, retreat, and reimagination of life along our coasts.

MORE:
http://www.climatecentral.org/news/u.s.-with-10-feet-of-sea-level-rise-17428
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/05/13/this-is-what-the-united-states-looks-like-after-a-10-foot-sea-level-rise/

[GeorgeGist]

1. I sure hope the science is better than that crappy map.

[pipoman]

2. Native Americans thought settlers were idiots

For developing permanent structures on shifting sand and in flood plains. They have been proven right many times yet we continue to rebuild after destruction pretending we are doing it better and smarter. ..

[2naSalit]

3. Ha!

Looks like Mother Nature will foist upon Americans a little taste of what they foisted upon the Native Americans... forced relocation on top of already extant populations inland.

[pipi_k]

4. So even though

the whole of New England looks like it's in danger, I don't feel threatened where I am in Western Mass because I'm at around 1300 feet elevation, over 95 miles inland from Boston.

Which isn't to say that New England wouldn't be in trouble, but even in the middle of my state, one of the larger cities is still at 300+ feet elevation in spots...although other spots a few miles away are right on the CT river and wouldn't fare as well.

[seveneyes]

5. It's not a problem for anyone alive today

So nobody even a few feet above sea level is going to need to move. The future is another story.

[PasadenaTrudy]

6. Unless you live

another 100-200 yrs, I wouldn't worry...