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Old 07-23-09, 02:31 PM   #4
PeriscopeDepth
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Originally Posted by SteamWake View Post


You dont find that a bit alarmist? not to mention far fetched?
A 1 meter rise in sea level is pretty extreme when put in relative terms. I know it doesn't sound like a lot, but that's a lot of water to get the ocean to rise one meter! One meter is a big deal, I don't know about flood Norfolk. But $100s of billions in damage I think can be safely said.

And check it out, I don't know if it's accurate. But at the very least it's fun to flood cities:
http://flood.firetree.net/

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