Cutting Edge Research

Coastal Impact Study:
Nation Under Siege

Katrina Revisited

The global warming discussion must now center on the question "How much are we willing to risk?"

Do we do what it takes to solve this crisis, or do we push the planet to 450 ppm?

Top to bottom, left column to right column: Point Shirley, Winthrop, MA (1M), Savannah, GA (5M), East Boston (1.5M), Hampton, VA (1M), Port Aransas, TX (1.75M), NYC (5M), Brigantine, NJ (1.5M), Ft. Lauderdale, FL (2M), New Orleans, LA (1M), Foster City, CA (1.25M), San Diego, CA (5M). All images: ©2007 2030, Inc. / Architecture 2030. All Rights Reserved.



 

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Foreword
Introduction
Sea Level Rise
Visual Imaging
One Meter of Sea Level Rise... and Rising
A Lesson Learned?
Current Trends
Timeline
Fossil Fuels and Climate Change
The Power of Coal
Silver Bullet: Moratorium on Coal
Replacing Coal
The 2030 Challenge
Been There, Done That
Revisiting Katrina
Conclusions
Appendix

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