As the climate continues to warm and ice melt across the planet accelerates, sea level rise threatens to inundate coastal cities around the globe, displacing hundreds of millions of people.
What will that look like, you wonder? A new study from Climate Central illustrates the devastating effects of global sea level rise if humans maintain their current carbon pollution path and Earth warms 3 degrees Celsius (5.4 degrees Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial levels. Here's what 38 cities and landmarks will look like:
1.Buckingham Palace in London now:
Buckingham Palace if the planet warms 3oC:
2.Plaza de Espa?a in Seville, Spain, now:
Plaza de Espa?a if the planet warms 3oC:
3.Rosenborg Castle in Copenhagen now:
Rosenborg Castle if the planet warms 3oC:
4.Diocletian's Palace in Split, Croatia, now:
Diocletian's Palace if the planet warms 3oC:
5.Monument aux Girondins in Bordeaux, France, now:
Monument aux Girondins if the planet warms 3oC:
6.Riverside Museum in Glasgow now:
Riverside Museum if the planet warms 3oC:
7.Lloyds Amphitheatre in Bristol, United Kingdom, now:
Lloyds Amphitheatre if the planet warms 3oC:
8.The Royal Palace in Stockholm now:
The Royal Palace if the planet warms 3oC:
9.Dublin Castle now:
Dublin Castle if the planet warms 3oC:
10.Aristotelous Square in Thessaloniki, Greece, now:
Aristotelous Square if the planet warms 3oC:
11.Sydney Opera House now:
Sydney Opera House if the planet warms 3oC:
12.Cathedral Square in Christchurch, New Zealand, now:
Cathedral Square if the planet warms 3oC:
13.Santa Monica Pier in California now:
Santa Monica Pier if the planet warms 3oC:
14.Plaza de la Catedral in Havana now:
Plaza de la Catedral if the planet warms 3oC:
15.The Statue of Liberty in New York now:
The Statue of Liberty if the planet warms 3oC:
16.Atlantis Bahamas now:
Atlantis Bahamas if the planet warms 3oC:
17.lolani Palace in Honolulu now:
lolani Palace if the planet warms 3oC:
18.Googleplex in Mountain View, California, now:
Googleplex if the planet warms 3oC:
19.Hoboken, New Jersey, now:
Hoboken if the planet warms 3oC:
20.The Pentagon in Washington, DC, now:
The Pentagon if the planet warms 3oC:
21.The Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC, now:
The Lincoln Memorial if the planet warms 3oC:
22.SoMa in San Francisco now:
SoMa if the planet warms 3oC:
23.Space Center Houston now:
Space Center Houston if the planet warms 3oC:
24.H.R. MacMillan Space Centre in Vancouver now:
H.R. MacMillan Space Centre if the planet warms 3oC:
25.Riviera de Ensenada in Mexico now:
Riviera de Ensenada if the planet warms 3oC:
26.Baltimore Convention Center now:
Baltimore Convention Center if the planet warms 3oC:
27.Burj Khalifa in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, now:
Burj Khalifa if the planet warms 3oC:
28.Lalbagh Fort in Dhaka, Bangladesh, now:
Lalbagh Fort if the planet warms 3oC:
29.Temple of Literature in Hanoi, Vietnam, now:
Temple of Literature if the planet warms 3oC:
30.Hong Kong now:
Hong Kong if the planet warms 3oC:
31.Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya in Mumbai now:
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya if the planet warms 3oC:
32.Tokyo Tower now:
Tokyo Tower if the planet warms 3oC:
33.Floralis Genérica in Buenos Aires now:
Floralis Genérica if the planet warms 3oC:
34.Elevador Lacerda (Lacerda Elevator) in Salvador, Brazil, now:
Elevador Lacerda if the planet warms 3oC:
35.Tolosa in La Plata, Argentina, now:
Tolosa if the planet warms 3oC:
36.Lagos Central Mosque in Nigeria now:
Lagos Central Mosque if the planet warms 3oC:
37.Blue Train Park in Cape Town, South Africa, now:
Blue Train Park if the planet warms 3oC:
38.Cathedral of St. Vincent de Paul in Tunis, Tunisia, now:
Cathedral of St. Vincent de Paul if the planet warms 3oC: