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Source: Honolulu Star Bulletin
Warmer waters. Melting ice caps. Disappearing glaciers. They are all expected to raise ocean levels by 39 inches in the next century, forever reshaping Hawaii.
*This is a what Honolulu may look like if the ocean water rises by 3 ft. as some predict.
Here is what Waikiki could look like, according to researchers at the University of Hawaii-Manoa.
A view of downtown Honolulu in 100 years when ocean levels are expected to be 39 inches higher.
Another view of Waikiki by Architecture 2030
What's in store for Hawaii
What would a 39-inch rise in sea level mean for Hawaii? Charles "Chip" Fletcher from the University of Hawaii-Manoa's School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology predicts:
» In the coming decades, the rising water table will form permanent wetlands, including in urban areas, from which rainfall and storm runoff will not drain.
» Heavy rain, such as in the winter of 2006, will cause flooding lasting weeks.
» Erosion of beaches and other non-rocky shorelines will accelerate.
» High waves will increasingly damage roads and communities near the coast.
» Sea level rise will magnify the effects of storm surge, hurricanes and tsunamis, causing more damage farther inland.
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****Of course Hawaii won't be the only place that would be affected. Other area's like Seattle, San Diego, San Francisco, Miami, New York, New Orleans, Boston, etc will be affected too and there are some cool images at the Architecture 2030 website, just select a city to see more -> http://www.architect...arch/sea_level/
