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Here's what America would look like under 25 feet of water
Here's a map of New York City today. The white triangle is where the "camera" is positioned in the illustrations — toward Lower Manhattan. In the next slide, you'll see what this camera is looking at in real life.
Here's New York City today, from the perspective of the camera in the first map.
Source: Nickolay Lamm/StorageFront.com; Data provided by Climate Central
Here's that same map of New York City in about 100 years if sea level rises by 5 feet, represented by the blue shading.
Source: Nickolay Lamm/StorageFront.com; Data provided by Climate Central
Here's the real-life scene of New York City if sea level rises 5 feet.
Source: Nickolay Lamm/StorageFront.com; Data provided by Climate Central
Here's a map of New York City in 2300 if sea level rises 12 feet.
Source: Nickolay Lamm/StorageFront.com; Data provided by Climate Central
Here's the real-life scene of New York City if sea level rises 12 feet.
Source: Nickolay Lamm/StorageFront.com; Data provided by Climate Central
Here's a map of New York City in the next few centuries if sea level rises 25 feet.
Source: Nickolay Lamm/StorageFront.com; Data provided by Climate Central
A real-life scene of New York City if sea level rises 25 feet.
Source: Nickolay Lamm/StorageFront.com; Data provided by Climate Central
A map of Back Bay (in Boston) today.
Source: Nickolay Lamm/StorageFront.com; Data provided by Climate Central
A real-life view of Back Bay today.
Source: Nickolay Lamm/StorageFront.com; Data provided by Climate Central
A map of Back Bay in 100 years if sea level rises 5 feet.
Source: Nickolay Lamm/StorageFront.com; Data provided by Climate Central
A real-life scene of Back Bay in 100 years if sea level rises 5 feet.
Source: Nickolay Lamm/StorageFront.com; Data provided by Climate Central
A map of Back Bay in 2300 if sea level rises 12 feet.
Source: Nickolay Lamm/StorageFront.com; Data provided by Climate Central
A real-life scene of Back Bay in 2300 if sea level rises 12 Feet.
Source: Nickolay Lamm/StorageFront.com; Data provided by Climate Central
A map of Back Bay in the next few centuries if sea level rises 25 feet.
Source: Nickolay Lamm/StorageFront.com; Data provided by Climate Central
A real-life scene of Back Bay if sea level rises 25 feet.
Source: Nickolay Lamm/StorageFront.com; Data provided by Climate Central
A map of Boston Harbor today.
Source: Nickolay Lamm/StorageFront.com; Data provided by Climate Central
A real-life view of Boston Harbor today.
Source: Nickolay Lamm/StorageFront.com; Data provided by Climate Central
A map of Boston Harbor in 100 years if sea level rises 5 feet.
Source: Nickolay Lamm/StorageFront.com; Data provided by Climate Central
A real-life scene of Boston Harbor in 100 years if sea level rises 5 feet.
Source: Nickolay Lamm/StorageFront.com; Data provided by Climate Central
A map of Boston Harbor in 100 years if sea level rises 12 feet.
Source: Nickolay Lamm/StorageFront.com; Data provided by Climate Central
A real-life scene of Boston Harbor in 100 years if sea level rises 12 feet.
Source: Nickolay Lamm/StorageFront.com; Data provided by Climate Central
A map of Boston Harbor in 2300 if sea level rises 25 feet.
Source: Nickolay Lamm/StorageFront.com; Data provided by Climate Central
A real-ife scene of Boston Harbor in the next few centuries if sea level rises 25 feet.
Source: Nickolay Lamm/StorageFront.com; Data provided by Climate Central
A map of Harvard's campus today.
Source: Nickolay Lamm/StorageFront.com; Data provided by Climate Central
A real-life view of Harvard's campus today.
Source: Nickolay Lamm/StorageFront.com; Data provided by Climate Central
A map of Harvard's campus in 100 years if sea level rises 5 feet.
Source: Nickolay Lamm/StorageFront.com; Data provided by Climate Central
A real-life scene of Harvard's campus in 100 years if sea level rises 5 feet.
Source: Nickolay Lamm/StorageFront.com; Data provided by Climate Central
A map of Harvard's campus in 2300 years if sea level rises 12 feet.
Source: Nickolay Lamm/StorageFront.com; Data provided by Climate Central
A real-life scene of Harvard's campus in 2300 years if sea level rises 12 feet.
Source: Nickolay Lamm/StorageFront.com; Data provided by Climate Central
A map of Harvard's campus in the next few centuries if sea level rises 25 feet.
Source: Nickolay Lamm/StorageFront.com; Data provided by Climate Central
A map of Harvard's campus in the next few centuries if sea level rises 25 feet.
Source: Nickolay Lamm/StorageFront.com; Data provided by Climate Central
A map of Jefferson Memorial today.
Source: Nickolay Lamm/StorageFront.com; Data provided by Climate Central
A real-life scene of Jefferson Memorial today.
Source: Nickolay Lamm/StorageFront.com; Data provided by Climate Central
A map of Jefferson Memorial in 100 years if sea level rises 5 feet.
Source: Nickolay Lamm/StorageFront.com; Data provided by Climate Central
A real-life scene of Jefferson Memorial in 100 years if sea level rises 5 feet.
Source: Nickolay Lamm/StorageFront.com; Data provided by Climate Central
A map of Jefferson Memorial in 2300 if sea level rises 12 feet.
Source: Nickolay Lamm/StorageFront.com; Data provided by Climate Central
A real-life scene of Jefferson Memorial in 2300 years if sea level rises 12 feet.
Source: Nickolay Lamm/StorageFront.com; Data provided by Climate Central
A map of Jefferson Memorial in the next few centuries if sea level rises 25 feet.
Source: Nickolay Lamm/StorageFront.com; Data provided by Climate Central
A real-life scene of Jefferson Memorial in the next few centuries if sea level rises 25 feet.
Source: Nickolay Lamm/StorageFront.com; Data provided by Climate Central
A real-life view of Miami today.
Source: Nickolay Lamm/StorageFront.com; Data provided by Climate Central
A map of Miami in 100 years if sea level rises 5 feet.
Source: Nickolay Lamm/StorageFront.com; Data provided by Climate Central
A real-life scene of Miami in 100 years if sea level rises 5 feet.
Source: Nickolay Lamm/StorageFront.com; Data provided by Climate Central
A map of Miami in 2300 if sea level rises 12 feet.
Source: Nickolay Lamm/StorageFront.com; Data provided by Climate Central
A real-life view of Miami in 2300 if sea level rises 12 feet.
Source: Nickolay Lamm/StorageFront.com; Data provided by Climate Central
A map of Miami in the next few centuries if sea level rises 25 feet.
Source: Nickolay Lamm/StorageFront.com; Data provided by Climate Central
A real-life scene of Miami in the next few centuries if sea level rises 25 feet.
Source: Nickolay Lamm/StorageFront.com; Data provided by Climate Central
A map of Ocean Drive today.
Source: Nickolay Lamm/StorageFront.com; Data provided by Climate Central
A real-life view of Ocean Drive today.
Source: Nickolay Lamm/StorageFront.com; Data provided by Climate Central
A map of Ocean Drive in 100 years if sea level rises 5 feet.
Source: Nickolay Lamm/StorageFront.com; Data provided by Climate Central
A real-life scene of Ocean Drive in 100 years if sea level rises 5 feet.
Source: Nickolay Lamm/StorageFront.com; Data provided by Climate Central
A map of Ocean Drive in 2300 if sea level rises 12 feet.
Source: Nickolay Lamm/StorageFront.com; Data provided by Climate Central
A real-life scene of Ocean Drive in 2300 if sea level rises 12 feet.
Source: Nickolay Lamm/StorageFront.com; Data provided by Climate Central
A map of Ocean Drive in the next few centuries if sea level rises 25 feet.
Source: Nickolay Lamm/StorageFront.com; Data provided by Climate Central
A real-life scene of Ocean Drive in the next few centuries if sea level rises 25 feet.
Source: Nickolay Lamm/StorageFront.com; Data provided by Climate Central
A map of the Washington Monument today.
Source: Nickolay Lamm/StorageFront.com; Data provided by Climate Central
A real-life view of the Washington Monument today.
Source: Nickolay Lamm/StorageFront.com; Data provided by Climate Central
A map of the Washington Monument in 100 years if sea level rises 5 feet.
Source: Nickolay Lamm/StorageFront.com; Data provided by Climate Central
A real-life scene of the Washington Monument in 100 years if sea level 5 feet.
Source: Nickolay Lamm/StorageFront.com; Data provided by Climate Central
A map of the Washington Monument in 2300 if sea level rises 12 feet.
Source: Nickolay Lamm/StorageFront.com; Data provided by Climate Central
A real-life scene of the Washington Monument in 2300 if sea level rises.
Source: Nickolay Lamm/StorageFront.com; Data provided by Climate Central
A map of the Washington Monument in the next few centuries if sea level rises 25 feet.
Source: Nickolay Lamm/StorageFront.com; Data provided by Climate Central
A real-life scene of the Washington Monument in the next few centuries if sea level rises 25 feet.
Source: Nickolay Lamm/StorageFront.com; Data provided by Climate Central
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