3 Times greater ...

2050 portends a world radically different from the one we see now based on new projections of the extent of water level rise never thought possible until now. The NYTimes Vietnam image, in particular, simply stuns yours truly given just how intense GW will become as man movers further into the 21st century.

Rising seas could affect three times more people by 2050 than previously thought, according to new research, threatening to all but erase some of the world’s great coastal cities.

The authors of a paper published Tuesday developed a more accurate way of calculating land elevation based on satellite readings, a standard way of estimating the effects of sea level rise over large areas, and found that the previous numbers were far too optimistic. The new research shows that some 150 million people are now living on land that will be below the high-tide line by midcentury.

We are so screwed.

Bangkok & Alexandra goes away as well.

Warms the cockles of one's heart doesn't it.

3 Times greater, indeed.

Addendum ...

The US also gets hit.

Miami Beach in 2050

By 2050, sea-level rise will push average annual coastal floods higher than land now home to 300 million people, according to a study published in Nature Communications. High tides could permanently rise above land occupied by over 150 million people, including 30 million in China. Without advanced coastal defense and planning, populations in these areas may face permanent flooding within 30 years.

Miami Beach/2050 - Vertical view

New Orleans, like southern Vietnam, is basically gone. 

Any questions?