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the potential effects of rising water levels are pretty clearly outlined in coastal areas like california. most of silicon valley, as well as LA, would be under
by clairity 5y ago
the potential effects of rising water levels are pretty clearly outlined in coastal areas like california. most of silicon valley, as well as LA, would be underwater and the central valley would become a large inland sea.
- tomjakubowski 5y agoNo. Most of LA is shielded by bluffs and coastal hills and mountains. Even at 10 feet of sea level rise, within LA County only Long Beach and areas of Venice near the marina would really be affected. Some beachfront property in the South Bay, too. https://coast.noaa.gov/slr/#/layer/slr/10/-13087637.783625742/3993917.2630563416/8/satellite/none/0.8/2050/interHigh/midAccretion https://coast.noaa.gov/slr/#/layer/slr/10/-13087637.78362574...
- clairity 5y agono, it's not. LA is a river basin historically, and even with some bluffs, it's not protected enough from ingress all around (and water falls from the sky too!). the simulator you linked to makes no sense (or maybe it's broken in my ad-blocking browser). it shows ingress on palos verdes, which is basically a mini-mountain right on the shore that would become an island with enough sea rise.