Six Feet Under.
Rising seas is the greatest threat to populations. Millions of people live along the East Coast from Miami to Boston. If levels rise six feet as many studies project, man-made barriers will not keep the ocean waters from inundating major population centers, especially during tidal surges and storms.
2018, the ocean washes over a section of Cobb Island at The Virginia Coastal Reserve
Coastal North Carolina
Ghost Forests
Coastal North Carolina will be hard struck as rising waters isolate the Outer Banks and flood a large area of low-lying farmlands and forests between Albemarle and Pamlico Sounds. Ghost forests, above, near the Alligator River. Miles of trees have already been killed from salt water intrusion.
Texas Gulf Coast
Surfside, Texas
Dow Chemical plant seen from Surfside, Texas
Caption to come…
One and five feet of sea level rise.
Freeport, Texas
History Under Water.
Cape Canaveral, Florida
Jamestown, Virginia
St. Augustine, Florida
Charleston, South Carolina
Annapolis, Maryland
Washington, DC
Virginia Coastal Reserve
The ocean washes over Cobb Island in 2018, one of the barrier islands along Virginia’s Eastern Shore.