Houston: predicted flooding with a conservative sea level rise of only 2ft.

Flooding of Houston with a 2ft sea rise

 • We are looking more and more unlikely to prevent global heating.

• Scientists are predicting the melting of the ice covering Greenland with a subsequent sea level rise of 23ft.

• This rise does not factor in sea rise from the melting of Antarctica and other ice.

• Already many properties are likely to flood when a high tide is combined with high local rainfall. 

 

Flooding of Houston with a  mere 1ft sea level rise

What were a hundred year rainfall events are now ten year events.

• The frequency of high rainfall events will increase with global heating and more and more severe hurricanes are predicted because of warmer seas.

Flooding of Houston with a 10ft sea rise

• Low coastal areas will be subjected to severe storm surges.

• Would you buy a property likely to be inundated in twenty years, fifty years, a hundred years? Many wouldn't. Even the perception of possible inundation will greatly affect property values.

• When certain properties are in less demand their value falls.

• Would you buy a property with a value that is likely to fall?

•  The view of Houston above shows areas likely to be inundated by a 10ft sea level rise.

• Property above a 20ft rise will become highly sought after and will greatly increase in value.

Learn more about how sea rise inundation will affect U.S. property on climate.gov

An original article by wewantclimateactionnowblogspot.com.au

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Greenland shed ice at unprecedented rate in 2019; Antarctica continues to lose mass: EurekAlert

 

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