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Map of the Day: FLOOD! FLOOD! FLOOD!
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Jacob Dobkin
Published Mar 25, 2006
Modified Mar 7, 2008
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Published Mar 25, 2006
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Thanks to everyone who sent us the link to this Times Online article about global warning-- you guys just luuuurve freaking us the buck out:
DOZENS of the world’s cities, including London and New York, could be flooded by the end of the century, according to research which suggests that global warming will increase sea levels more rapidly than was previously thought... The first study to combine computer models of rising temperatures with records of the ancient climate has indicated that sea levels could rise by up to 20ft (6m) by 2100, placing millions of people at risk.
That got us thinking-- what would a 6-7m (or 18-21ft!) rise in ocean levels mean here in New York? That's surprisingly easy to answer using Flood Maps, which combines Google Maps with elevation data to show which blocks would be underwater. The good news is that most of Manhattan would be fine-- along with elevated areas in Brooklyn (Park Slope, most of Central Brooklyn), Queens (everywhere except Astoria and Flushing), and the Bronx (you're cool as long as you don't live in the South Bronx.) The bad news is that if you live within ten blocks of the water (including canals like the Gowanus, or Newtown Creek,) you can kiss your ass goodbye.
Look on the brightside-- you're likely to be dead by 2100-- or else turned into some kind of cyborg, in which case we're confident that you'd be waterproof.
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Jake Dobkin co-founded Gothamist with Jen Chung. In 2019, Jake released Ask a Native New Yorker, a book based on his Gothamist advice column.
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