Our planet is constantly changing right now some areas experience more flooding than others
but what if i told you that in your lifetime some places you know and love will be underwater this
is a scary thing to face up to but it's reality maybe even the place you or loved ones live will
be underwater soon global temperatures and sea levels are rising and already low-lying coastal
cities are experiencing massive floods some areas have come up with creative ways to stop the rising
tides but eventually all of that excessive water will create a change in pressure and
volume so here are some lands that will flood in your lifetime florida many americans and
international people love to visit florida usa it's a big tourist hot spot with amazing beaches
theme parks and activities but florida's amazing climate and environment will actually be what
destroys it in the end no matter where you are in the state of florida you're never more than 60
miles away from a beach or a body of salt water this is because the estate is incredibly flat
there's very few mountains hills or rocky terrains but all of this water and flat land makes it very
prone to flooding places like miami are the first places that would flood as they're on the coast in
this simulation from climate change.org we can see what miami beach will look like in 2015. now we
may come up with ways to drain the water so that it's not this bad but the city will definitely
be uninhabitable pretty soon also areas such as everglades national park in miami will be flooded
that's because this sits at below sea level this could also cause many animals to go extinct
this includes birds and also mammals such as the florida panther florida's reptiles like
their famous alligators may also be wiped out florida is also one of the most hurricane prone
areas on earth this could cause gigantic waves and even tsunamis which would increase the flooding
this would be similar to what happened in 1992 with hurricane andrew but on a bigger scale
this cost 65 people's lives and 27.3 billion dollars environmental author jeff goodall also has
a very scary warning about miami he said there's virtually no scenario under which you can imagine
miami existing at the end of the century he called it the poster child for a major city in big
trouble sea levels are rising all over the world but miami's are rising at a faster rate this will
result in flooding contaminated drinking water and major damage to homes buildings and roads
new york city the big apple new york is one of the most famous cities on earth
but if you go up to any high building in new york and look around you'll see a lot of water as water
levels are rising this is not a good thing to make matters worse a huge amount of new york is
built with concrete concrete unlike soil does not absorb water this means any flooding in new york
would spill into their sewer systems these sewer systems were built for rain not for massive floods
this means soon new york may have sewage floating around it all the time there is a 68 chance that a
flood of six feet or more will occur before 2050. this is according to recent meteorological studies
soon many famous areas like manhattan the hamptons and montauk may be underwater
venice venice is famous for their canals tourists love to go to the picturesque city and ride around
on gondolas but sadly this is not sustainable already thanks to rising sea levels structures
have had to be raised venice is currently sinking at a rate of 0.08 inches per year and
italy has been building a massive flood barrier since 2003. this consists of 78 gates across
its three inlets but this barrier won't be ready until 2022 and even then it's a temporary fix in
2018 a series of storms hit venice this was the worst flooding the city had seen in a decade
and it said that by 2100 venice will be totally submerged indonesia indonesia is a very extreme
place to live in terms of its environment it's surrounded by water it also faces large
storms and typhoons and on the islands there are lots of volcanoes too but something very
scary is occurring in indonesia's capital city its capital jakarta is sinking at a rate of 6.7
inches per year this is because of excessive groundwater pumping this creates a change in
pressure and volume and this causes the land to sink it's believed that by 2050 much of the
city will be underwater jakarta is actually the fastest sinking city in the world seeing as its
population is more than 10 million people this is not good also 98 of jakarta is covered in concrete
much like in new york city this means water is not absorbed texas as the saying goes everything
is bigger in texas but that also counts for bad things like flooding houston texas will soon
become the third most populated city in the usa this is with a population of nearly 2.5 million
people the city is on the gulf of mexico and every year a massive amount of groundwater is extracted
this is for its population to drink also houston's oil and gas industry is sinking
the city this is because of all of the mining that takes place under the city some parts of houston
are sinking at a rate of 2 inches per year and houston is also vulnerable to hurricanes as well
thailand bangkok thailand is sinking at a rate of more than one centimeter per year
and it could be below sea level by 2030. recently the city had to build an 11 acre park which can
hold more than one million gallons of rainwater but the city is still vulnerable to flooding
egypt the library of alexandria is not the only thing that's been destroyed
alexandria's beaches in egypt are also disappearing at an alarming rate
the mediterranean sea could raise by as much as two feet by twenty one hundred
netherlands rotterdam in the netherlands is at risk of rising sea levels
90 percent of the city is below sea level and as ocean levels rise the risk of flooding increases
bangladesh by 2050 oceans could flood 17 percent of bangladesh's land this
would have a terrible impact and displace about 18 million people
nigeria lagos in nigeria is a popular tourist hotspot but its low coastline continues to erode
year after year and this would put lagos which is africa's largest city in danger of flooding a 2012
study said that the sea level rising three feet would have catastrophic effects for lagos but by
the end of the century sea levels are expected to rise by six feet double that but now it's
time to make your voice heard are you concerned about major cities flooding in the near future
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