Article originally appeared on 07.20.15
According to a 2015 study, sea levels could rise over 20 feet by the year 2200.
To appreciate the real-world impact this may have, Climate Central teamed with talented designer Nickolay Lamm to show how present-day cities would look with the impending changes in sea levels.
This disturbing slideshow illustrates just how imperative it is to begin reducing CO2 output into our atmosphere ASAP.

















Volunteers at the St. Francis Inn pray together before serving a meal on July 19, 2021.
Police close down a section of Kensington Avenue to clear a homeless encampment on May 8, 2024.


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Christy Lam-Julian, a mother in Pinole, Calif., reads to her son in April 2025.
Children who read bedtime stories with their parents are likely to benefit from a boost in creativity – especially if they consider questions about the books.