[K5pbem] Story Idea Forming In My Brain

[William Jordan]

Okay - invaluable resource here. At least for our story purposes. Check it out.
   
  http://flood.firetree.net/
   
  Satellite maps showing modified coastlines depending on how far the water rises. 
   
  Interestingly, in the Neo York area - New Jersey is affected before Manhatten is!
   
  The Western parts of SF are actually not as affected as the eastern part of the peninsula. At 1-3 meters of Sea Level rise, nothing much happens to West San Francisco, teh Presidio area or downtown. But the Tenderloin and south of that is already starting to get encroachment. I guess that makes sense, since a lot of that area was reclaimed as landfill. 
   
  Anyway, take a look. 

Mike Surbrook <susano at guisarme.net> wrote:
  On Wed, 1 Nov 2006, William Jordan wrote:

> Was that an average? Or the highest the high tide would rise?

Well, high tide depends on location (in Fundy it's like 70 feet), but 
in this case, lets say on average the ocean levels have risen 1-2 feet 
around the world.

> Mike Surbrook wrote: On Wed, 1 Nov 2006, William Jordan wrote:
>
>> Speaking of water - Did we ever make a choise in regards to whether
>> the sea levels had risen in K5 or not? Neo York was problematic in terms
>> of how to protect it (several miles of harbor and channel entrances to
>> the city to be diked/bermed/seawalled.) but it was doable.
>
> Water levels have risen. How far is as yet unestablished, but not a large
> amount... maybe 2-3 feet.
>
>

-- 
Michael Surbrook
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The Phoenicians were not great philosophers... they pondered the simpler
questions, like "If I stick this spear in you, can I take your stuff?",
"Do you have relatives that would be mad if I took your stuff?", and
"Can my relatives beat up your relatives?"

Doug Robarchek
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