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National Geographic and Climate Central’s Picture Our Future, which is a non-profit climate research group created a fascinating tool to compare what certain places in the world will look like by the year 2070. The model reinforces that the climate and energy choices we make THIS DECADE will influence how high sea levels around the world will rise for a very long time. Look and see which future you will choose!

Here is an example: SACRED HEARTCATHOLIC CHURCH, TAMPA, FLORIDA, U.S.A.

NOTE: “These images show projected future sea levels at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Tampa, United States due to human-caused global warming under two different scenarios. Climate and energy choices in the coming few decades could set the destination, but the timing of rise is more difficult to project: these sea levels may take hundreds of years to be fully realized.”

“Climate Central uses a combination of photorealistic images, flyover videos, Google Earth Images, and animated GIFs, to generate their Picturing Our Future visual tools.” These visualizations already compare the potential outcomes for many landmarks around the world and show science-based renderings of coastal cities underwater. “The goal of these visuals is to show we can influence the future, says Strauss.” “We present comparisons of different potential futures depending on the path we take. The actions of governments, corporations, and industries to cut carbon pollution as much and as fast as possible, can reduce risks and protect coastal communities around the world.”

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References:

https://picturing.climatecentral.org/

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/climate-change-predictions-2070

https://picturing.climatecentral.org/location/27.94925,-82.457202