Antarctic Melting To Flood Miami
Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier is melting at a rate that could raise sea levels along the East Coast of the US by six feet, taking a large part of Miami underwater. The data comes from what is called the “worst case scenario as described by the International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration. The event is expected to occur in the year 2100, according to the forecast.
The forecast is more optimistic than others. University of Miami researchers say that at the current rate of global warming, 60% of Miami could be underwater by 2060. The report said, “The problem is, sea level is rising at an accelerating rate now because of ice melting in Greenland and Antarctica. So for now, what is just a high tide – a rare high tide.. is going to become a frequent high tide.”
Over 6.1 Million
Leaving aside the human cost, the financial price of this flooding would be well into the hundreds of billions of dollars. Two skyscrapers built downtown have already cost $10 billion to build. According to The New York Post, “Pre-construction prices in the Bentley start at $5.5 million and $4.8 million in Villa Miami.”
The news presents two problems. The first is that so few people believe the forecasts that Miami keeps on building.
Equally as severe is that as oceans rise, there is nowhere for Miami residents to go. However, only a fraction of the population would be affected enough to move. The Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metro Area has a population of 6.1 million. A large portion of the area flooded is outside Miami’s downtown.
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