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Is New York City going to flood?

Asked by itsnotanoption (74points) January 28th, 2011

I was reading an article about global warming that said that in 50 years NYC was going to turn into a “wading pool”, and streets and such will be gone.
Where else will flood?

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janbb's avatar

My neighborhood in New Jersey!

jonsblond's avatar

You might find this link interesting: http://globalfloodmap.org/

The dark green color is high ground, the blueish color is flood risk or under water.

coffeenut's avatar

The movies “Day after Tomorrow” is a good example…until we get to the “Waterworld” area…

stump's avatar

I would buy land in the mountains in Alaska, because in 50 years it is going to be a tropical paradise up there.

marinelife's avatar

@jonsblond You;re back! You’re back! Hooray! Great map link. Very scary.

philosopher's avatar

The theory I heard is if Climate Change continues all cities by the Ocean maybe washed away.
There are many studies on sciencedaily.com about the melting Ice Caps, increased participation and Climate Change. They explain very well.

wundayatta's avatar

I may end up with waterfront property!

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JLeslie's avatar

Lower Manhattan could wind up underwater first I guess. I think that is lower ground. As it is NYC has to pump water out anyway. I would guess as sea levels rise, some sort of barriers would be constructed to keep the waters out if indeed the earth continues to warm.

Venice Flooded ad now it is a tourist atraction.

Side note: By the way they are trying to change the phrase to Climate Change instead of global warming.

@coffeenut I thought Day After Tomorrow was about the desalinization of the seas and a new ice age?

YARNLADY's avatar

I live on high ground, but if the California central valley floods, I will have bay front property.

Aster's avatar

The country is supposed to split from the Great Lakes down through Arkansas within fifty years.

csycsy's avatar

No, not unless an asteroid hits somewhere in the Atlantic ocean. And even then it would just be the east coast of the Americas and the west coast of Europe and Africa. And that won’t be for a while.

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