Bigfoot3814
Deity
So long Florida vacation.
100 meters? what would be livable?
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Ecofarm
Deity
I agree. I don't think it would even destroy the internet.
thomas.berubeg
Wandering the World
which is why, in the game i'll be running, a pandemic (created by someone, (ei govt or some mad scientist, or some terrorrists) decimated the most strains of the poaceae family (wheat, rice, grains, etc...)
I think that may destroy civilization.
incedentally, this is why we need the seed vault...
I think that may destroy civilization.
incedentally, this is why we need the seed vault...
West 36
Can count up to 4
100 meters, such a short distance, such a huge depth.
But seeing a rise that huge is not going to happen quickly, or at all, since, as been said, there's simply not enough water, and I don't see us melting every sheet of ice in existance just yet.
That said, if this would happen, while it would devastate much of the world, for once Africa looks as though it'll get off easy. Plus it takes out a good portion of America's enemies- Iraq gets a decent drench, Russia loses a lot of land, those French will need snorkels in Paris- hey, now there's an idea!
But seeing a rise that huge is not going to happen quickly, or at all, since, as been said, there's simply not enough water, and I don't see us melting every sheet of ice in existance just yet.
That said, if this would happen, while it would devastate much of the world, for once Africa looks as though it'll get off easy. Plus it takes out a good portion of America's enemies- Iraq gets a decent drench, Russia loses a lot of land, those French will need snorkels in Paris- hey, now there's an idea!
Bigfoot3814
Deity
True, West 36, but is that Washington I see swimming down there?
West 36
Can count up to 4
The pentagon contains the power to raise the rest of the city. [see: the Jetsons]
Leonel
Breakfast Connoisseur
Most of Washington is above sea level. At worst, the sea level would rise half way up the Smith Tower.
Or are you talking DC? Stupid Washington DC...
West 36
Can count up to 4
Yeah. If anything, though, it would just be a way to end its misery.
lutzj
The Last Thing You See
New Orleans is already ~20m BELOW sea level, so yeah, those guys were diehards.
Winner
Diverse in Unity
I don't care about North America, but in Europe, people would have to move to inland countries.
Southern Germany, Czech rep, Slovakia, Austria, Hungary etc. would probably become very crowded. Spain seems fine too, so the Brits could find refuge there.
Southern Germany, Czech rep, Slovakia, Austria, Hungary etc. would probably become very crowded. Spain seems fine too, so the Brits could find refuge there.
Narz
keeping it real
It's really impossible to say where the fertile areas would be. It would depend on a bazillion different factors, too many to possibly predict even, as you say, without human involvement and likely there will always be a human influence (unless we knock ourselves back to the stone age with nuclear war or die off entirely, neither of which I believe will happen).
100m higher sea level is not as impossible as it seems. 10-15°C higher Temperature and up it goes.
The advantage would be that deserts become really rare. Anything that is south of sweden gets enough rain to support a rainforest. We could plant rice and wheat in north Russia and Antarctica.
The temperature will go up anyway in the next 200 million years because of higher sun activity.
Only one question left: who takes the dutch refugees?
The advantage would be that deserts become really rare. Anything that is south of sweden gets enough rain to support a rainforest. We could plant rice and wheat in north Russia and Antarctica.
The temperature will go up anyway in the next 200 million years because of higher sun activity.
Only one question left: who takes the dutch refugees?
happy_Alex
Happiness set to 11
100m higher sea level is not as impossible as it seems. 10-15°C higher Temperature and up it goes.
The advantage would be that deserts become really rare. Anything that is south of sweden gets enough rain to support a rainforest. We could plant rice and wheat in north Russia and Antarctica.
The temperature will go up anyway in the next 200 million years because of higher sun activity.
Only one question left: who takes the dutch refugees?
There wouldn't be enough sunlight to grow crops in antartica, IMHO.
These maps dont seem to take into account erosion as well as see level rise. Lots of remaining low level land would get washed away...
These maps are totally inaccurate. You all forget the USA asks for God's blessings all the time. He won't forget us, and will undoubtably cause elevated hilly regions to surround our entire coastline, protecting us and the holy American way of life.
God Bless America!
God Bless America!
philippe
FYI, I chase trains.
I'm sorry VRWC but God's help will have to come in the form of levees and sandbags if you want to be saved.
I don't care about North America, but in Europe, people would have to move to inland countries.
Southern Germany, Czech rep, Slovakia, Austria, Hungary etc. would probably become very crowded. Spain seems fine too, so the Brits could find refuge there.
Yeah, Spain's the second most mountainous country in Europe after Switzerland. Trouble is it's also very hot and dry, you'd probably end up with an unproductive desert covering Iberian Peninsula. And a lot of drowned Catalans.
Alternatively, the shutting down of the gulfstream would do weird things to the weather so Spain might end up with Scandinavian weather, really harsh winters, but still being the most temperate fringe of a Europe that resembled Siberia.
JerichoHill
Bedrock of Knowledge
DC I think would be fine...Well, most of it.
My home would be! But I think 100 meters is unlikely.
My home would be! But I think 100 meters is unlikely.
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