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Rising sea levels will swallow entire cities, taking iconic attractions with them, according to a new report from Climate Central
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 19 Oct 2021
A 3-degree temperature rise would see the iconic Santa Monica Pier almost completely submerged bar the towering attractions that sit on it Credit: Climate Central
New visualisations from the nonprofit Climate Central shows just how much populated land would be lost to rising sea levels resulting from even a modest amount of global warming.
The images show renderings of how climate change could affect a number of locations and attractions, including Space Center Houston, which would lose most of its surroundings to rising tides with a 1.5-degree rise in temperature, while a 3-degree rise would see it almost completely submerged.
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art would be temporarily spared at 1.5 degrees but would quickly have to adopt a Venice approach should global temperatures rise by 3 degrees, with the entire area swallowed up by the oceans according to the simulation.
Another famous attraction - the Santa Monica Pier - would be just hovering above the waterline with a 1.5-degree rise in temperatures, the surrounding beach and waterfront buildings completely submerged. Were that temperature to rise by 3 degrees, the pier would be completely submerged with only the tallest attractions standing above the rising waters.
Were temperatures to rise by 1.5 degrees, the iconic Statue of Liberty would lose most of the island it sits on, along with a significant chunk of New York City. A 3-degree rise would entirely submerge Liberty Island, with only the statue itself remaining above water.
Written in collaboration with researchers at Princeton University and the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research in Germany, Climate Central’s peer-reviewed research paper focuses on the contrast between 4°C and 2°C warming scenarios and appears in the scientific journal Environmental Research Letters.
Fifty major cities, mostly in Asia, and at least one large nation on every continent but Australia and Antarctica are at risk. Many small island nations are threatened with near-total loss of their land.
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