This is what sea level rise will do to coastal cities

Sea level rise is already redrawing coastlines around the world. What happens when the coast retreats through a major city? We look at how the world map will change in the year 2100, and what coastal cities can do to defend themselves.

Correction: An early version of this video suggested that researchers expect to see four feet of sea level rise by the end of the century. While researchers do expect to see at least that level of sea level rise in the future, the exact timing is difficult to project. We regret the error.

[VergeScience]

How else do you think life in coastal cities will have to change to cope with sea level rise?

[harith]

6:09 "You can't just pick up and move a city very easily"

Patrick Star would beg to differ

[Reno_Slim]

Just when I thought I'd never be able to afford to move closer to the beach I find out I don't have to.

[billybobjohnroane]

They've been saying this for 40 years.

[Emanon...]

The Verge logo kinda looks like its from a dystopian megacorporation

[Madman]

10 billion USD... that's like 1/60th of the millitary budget of USA...

[jeromevet]

US Coast is in need of some Dutch engineering !

[ninjanerdstudent]

New Yorkers should have let Amazon build the HQ in Manhattan just so Amazon gets underwater.

[stevegold]

They can’t predict the weather tomorrow, but are so sure of the weather, 100 years from now.

[johnk]

“We can’t just move a city”
Patrick Star: “hold my kelp shake “

[lyserberg]

That's the most creative use of a superimposed Skype call on a MacBook I've ever seen.

[ZaneEckols]

What if the water level isn’t actually rising but all of our land is just sinking

[politicallyincorrectrob]

Don't blame mother earth for living and breathing blame the developer's for building next to waters that are always rising and falling. Who builds on a flood plain ?

[milokaw]

Lesson learned :

Invest in inland properties

[justinthompson]

I have some "Ocean-front property in Arizona" for sale in 80 years.

[mikeadams]

You might remember that Miami was constructed below sea level to begin with

[jerimayavondristen]

The surging seas map needs a lot of work to be more user friendly, if you want old people (which is where the majority of climate change deniers reside) to use it, it needs to be way more friendly. I cannot figure out how to simply set a year and projected sea level rise for a location.

[mark_makes]

"Once you unplug a freezer, you can't plug it back in."
I mean... no?

[blackkissi]

Build a wall around new york. Best of all, new jersey will pay for it!

[cazek]

the netherlands: *Yall are bad at this*