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Technically, a one meter rise will help flood a large inhabited part of the San Francisco Bay outside SF, Sacramento and surprising parts of the Central Valley
by stevenwoo 10y ago
Technically, a one meter rise will help flood a large inhabited part of the San Francisco Bay outside SF, Sacramento and surprising parts of the Central Valley that are close to sea level.
http://geology.com/sea-level-rise/san-francisco.shtml http://geology.com/sea-level-rise/san-francisco.shtml
- Arizhel 10y agoIt looks like it should be pretty easy to just hire the Dutch and build a levee to prevent the central valley/Sacramento areas from flooding. All the water is entering through one very narrow channel just east of Vallejo. And perhaps the Bay Area can also be saved with a levee at the Golden Gate bridge.
- Animats 10y agoA dam at Novato, plus the Peripheral Canal to divert Sacramento River water to the California Water Project, is quite possible. A dam at the Golden Gate, though, is very tough. The bay is 360 feet deep there.
- Animats 10y agoThat's just an elevation map. The SF bay is more complex than that, because the Sacramento River is involved. That's why there's the Bay Model. Maybe a dam near Novato to prevent salt-water incursion upstream.