I know that the rise in sea level will be about 7 meters or 21 feet. I also know that this might displace about 20% of the world population and take about 1000 years, but how much land in square miles will be lost due to the risen sea level?
2006-07-22 07:58:29 · 5 answers · asked by Ejsenstejn 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
I can't give you an area, although someone with a worldwide GIS ought to be able to do this, but this webpage is a Google Earth hack that does an excellent job of showing the area on the map that will be flooded. It allows you to change the sea level rise, and to use either a satellite or map view:
http://flood.firetree.net/
2006-07-26 15:55:22 · answer #1 · answered by carbonates 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I read Al Gore's "An inconvienient truth" and he said if the glaciers of Greenland and antartica melt, it would cause a 20-30 foot rise in the seas. The amount of land lost is questionable because that could vary by the lands elevation, ocean depth, and erosion over time.
I also read that it could be much sooner then 1000 years.
2006-07-29 13:47:46 · answer #2 · answered by KLD it. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
everything will be lost sealevel will rise 200 feet
2006-07-30 14:19:18 · answer #3 · answered by charles w 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1,322,411 sq miles
2006-07-22 15:13:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
this is unable to be determined
2006-07-30 10:50:05 · answer #5 · answered by Jstlovinyou 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋