{"id":7511,"date":"2020-07-09T14:10:01","date_gmt":"2020-07-09T18:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fopsobserver.com\/?p=7511"},"modified":"2020-07-23T14:48:50","modified_gmt":"2020-07-23T18:48:50","slug":"climate-change-living-on-the-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fopsobserver.com\/?p=7511","title":{"rendered":"Climate Change- Living on the Water"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Climate change \u2013 living on the water | DW Documentary\" width=\"1260\" height=\"709\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vy3gMVGwjuc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"gnt_ar_hl\" style=\"text-align: center;\">These American cities will soon be under water<\/h1>\n<div class=\"gnt_ar_by\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Michael B. Sauter and Thomas C. Frohlich<\/div>\n<div class=\"gnt_ar_pb\" style=\"text-align: center;\">24\/7 Wall Street<\/div>\n<div class=\"gnt_ar_b\">\n<aside class=\"gnt_em gnt_em__fp gnt_em_vp__tp gnt_em__el\" aria-label=\"Video - Five US cities most at risk of being underwater by 2100, report\">\n<div class=\"gnt_em_vp_w\" data-g-r=\"vp_tp\" data-c-vt=\"teal\" data-t-pl=\"teal-hero\" aria-live=\"polite\" data-g-s=\"vp_ld\">\n<div class=\"gnt_em_vp_c\" data-g-s=\"vp_dk\">\n<div class=\"teal-video-wrap\">\n<div class=\"tealplayer-spinner tealplayer-spinner-hidden\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\">The steady rise in global surface temperatures is largely attributed to human-caused greenhouse gas emissions. With rising temperatures, the world\u2019s ice has been melting and sea levels have been rising. As a result, barring major interventions, sooner or later thousands of coastal communities around the world will become uninhabitable.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\">With the ice in Greenland and Antarctica melting at record rates, scientists currently estimate sea levels could rise 2-7 feet by the end of the century, with some estimates even higher. Antarctica has about 90% of all ice in the world, enough to raise global sea levels by 200 feet, in theory. This kind of catastrophic sea level rise is just&nbsp;<a class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" href=\"https:\/\/247wallst.com\/special-report\/2018\/11\/15\/26-disaster-scenarios-caused-by-climate-change\/\" data-t-l=\"|inline|intext|n\/a\">one of many potential disaster scenarios caused by climate change<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Change on such a large scale is incremental and can seem quite distant, but any solution to the problem would need to be implemented relatively soon. Already, for many areas in the United States, recurring flooding is inevitable and the problem is imminent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\">24\/7 Wall St. reviewed data modeled by environmental watchdog group the Union of Concerned Scientists. The&nbsp;<a class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucsusa.org\/sites\/default\/files\/attach\/2018\/06\/underwater-analysis-full-report.pdf\" data-t-l=\"|inline|intext|n\/a\">UCS in June 2018 released a report<\/a>&nbsp;identifying U.S. coastal communities expected to face chronic and disruptive flooding before the end of the century.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_gl gnt_em__el\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/picture-gallery\/weather\/2019\/06\/18\/climate-change-american-cities-that-will-soon-be-under-water\/39533295\/\" data-t-l=\"|inlinePhotoGalleryPromo|viewGallery\" aria-label=\"View Gallery - These American cities will soon be under water\" data-g-r=\"nav_mo\" data-g-tn=\"pgcss\" data-g-mtn=\"pg39533295\" data-g-moh=\"hpgm\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-c-id=\"39533295\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"gnt_em_gl_i aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2019\/06\/18\/USAT\/5cc84f30-bfb1-48d2-a304-08517c674f87-gettyimages-176877264.jpg?crop=1365,767,x0,y0&amp;width=660&amp;height=372&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2019\/06\/18\/USAT\/5cc84f30-bfb1-48d2-a304-08517c674f87-gettyimages-176877264.jpg?crop=1365,767,x0,y0&amp;width=1320&amp;height=744&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp 2x\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"372\" data-g-r=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"gnt_em_gl_i_nt\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"gnt_em_gl_vg\" data-c-tc=\"36\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"gnt_em_t gnt_em_t__hb\" data-c-et=\"These American cities will soon be under water\" aria-label=\"The world\u2019s ice has been melting and sea levels have been rising. Sooner or later thousands of coastal communities will become uninhabitable.\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\">We reviewed the coastal communities in which at least 10% of habitable land is expected to experience chronic flooding by 2060. Places are ranked by the number of residents that live in parts of the community expected to be regularly flooded by 2060. In many of these communities, more than one-third of the current population lives in areas expected to be regularly flooded by 2060.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<div id=\"ad-slot-7103-usatoday-native-article_link-money-2\" class=\"gnt_x_sl gnt_x_al\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-method=\"lazyLoadX\" data-google-query-id=\"CLD4hfbewOoCFREJDAodVnIKXQ\" data-integralas-id-5d9c0a7d-290f-a148-72cd-c2fc37bfb0c8=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_7103\/usatoday\/native-article_link\/money_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Other factors, such as the possibility that global climate change could increase the prevalence and intensity of severe weather events such as hurricanes, could make actual outcomes in these cities even more dire. There are already&nbsp;<a class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" href=\"https:\/\/247wallst.com\/special-report\/2018\/07\/19\/places-where-weather-is-getting-worse-because-of-climate-change\/\" data-t-l=\"|inline|intext|n\/a\">places in the United States where weather appears to be getting worse because of climate change<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Across U.S. coastal cities, more than 300,000 homes worth a combined $117.5 billion are likely to be at risk of chronic tidal flooding within 30 years, according to UCS analysis and projections. By the end of the century, that total could rise to 2.4 million homes and more than $1 trillion in property damage \u2013 and those estimates are based only on existing homes. The regular inundation these cities face in the near future could make&nbsp;<a class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" href=\"https:\/\/247wallst.com\/special-report\/2019\/04\/08\/worst-floods-in-american-history-3\/\" data-t-l=\"|inline|intext|n\/a\">the worst floods in American history<\/a>&nbsp;seem tame by comparison.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<div id=\"ad-slot-7103-usatoday-native-article_link-money-3\" class=\"gnt_x_sl gnt_x_al\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-method=\"lazyLoadX\" data-google-query-id=\"CLH4hfbewOoCFREJDAodVnIKXQ\" data-integralas-id-a1242867-b377-bd3e-d30b-8a4037fe9a90=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_7103\/usatoday\/native-article_link\/money_1__container__\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<h2 class=\"gnt_ar_b_h2\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>35. Secaucus, New Jersey<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Population with homes at risk of flooding in 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;3,092 (19.0%)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Population with homes at risk of flooding in 2100:<\/strong>&nbsp;5,594 (34.4%)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Habitable land that will be underwater by 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;25.7%<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Habitable land that will be underwater by 2100:<\/strong>&nbsp;65.8%<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Current property value at risk in 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;$230 million<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"gnt_ar_b_h2\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>34. Hampton, Virginia<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Population with homes at risk of flooding in 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;3,306 (2.4%)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Population with homes at risk of flooding in 2100:<\/strong>&nbsp;37,495 (27.3%)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Habitable land that will be underwater by 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;10.4%<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Habitable land that will be underwater by 2100:<\/strong>&nbsp;45.7%<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Current property value at risk in 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;$340 million<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"gnt_ar_b_h2\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>33. St. Simons, Georgia<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Population with homes at risk of flooding in 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;3,370 (22.9%)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Population with homes at risk of flooding in 2100:<\/strong>&nbsp;9,651 (65.6%)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Habitable land that will be underwater by 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;26.4%<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Habitable land that will be underwater by 2100:<\/strong>&nbsp;60.1%<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Current property value at risk in 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;$1.7 billion<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"gnt_ar_b_h2\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>32. Margate City, New Jersey<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Population with homes at risk of flooding in 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;3,533 (55.6%)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Population with homes at risk of flooding in 2100:<\/strong>&nbsp;5,910 (93.0%)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Habitable land that will be underwater by 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;55.7%<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Habitable land that will be underwater by 2100:<\/strong>&nbsp;99.6%<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Current property value at risk in 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;$1.9 billion<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"gnt_ar_b_h2\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>31. St. Helena Island, South Carolina<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Population with homes at risk of flooding in 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;3,535 (16.0%)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Population with homes at risk of flooding in 2100:<\/strong>&nbsp;9,084 (41.2%)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Habitable land that will be underwater by 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;27.3%<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Habitable land that will be underwater by 2100:<\/strong>&nbsp;59.0%<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Current property value at risk in 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;$736 million<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"gnt_ar_b_h2\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>30. Long Beach, New York<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Population with homes at risk of flooding in 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;3,588 (10.8%)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Population with homes at risk of flooding in 2100:<\/strong>&nbsp;16,187 (48.6%)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Habitable land that will be underwater by 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;26.4%<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Habitable land that will be underwater by 2100:<\/strong>&nbsp;95.5%<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Current property value at risk in 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;$733 million<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"gnt_ar_b_h2\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>29. Brigantine, New Jersey<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Population with homes at risk of flooding in 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;3,590 (38.0%)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Population with homes at risk of flooding in 2100:<\/strong>&nbsp;8,717 (92.2%)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Habitable land that will be underwater by 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;48.0%<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Habitable land that will be underwater by 2100:<\/strong>&nbsp;95.9%<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Current property value at risk in 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;$1.3 billion<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"gnt_ar_b_h2\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>28. West Ashley, South Carolina<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Population with homes at risk of flooding in 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;3,753 (5.5%)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Population with homes at risk of flooding in 2100:<\/strong>&nbsp;19,731 (28.8%)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Habitable land that will be underwater by 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;13.7%<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Habitable land that will be underwater by 2100:<\/strong>&nbsp;42.2%<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Current property value at risk in 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;$593 million<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"gnt_ar_b_h2\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>27. Revere, Massachusetts<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Population with homes at risk of flooding in 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;3,821 (7.4%)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Population with homes at risk of flooding in 2100:<\/strong>&nbsp;7,286 (14.1%)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Habitable land that will be underwater by 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;18.9%<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Habitable land that will be underwater by 2100:<\/strong>&nbsp;39.3%<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Current property value at risk in 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;$547 million<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"gnt_ar_b_h2\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>26. Little Ferry, New Jersey<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Population with homes at risk of flooding in 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;3,881 (36.5%)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Population with homes at risk of flooding in 2100:<\/strong>&nbsp;4,406 (41.5%)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Habitable land that will be underwater by 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;75.4%<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Habitable land that will be underwater by 2100:<\/strong>&nbsp;92.0%<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Current property value at risk in 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;$478 million<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"gnt_ar_b_h2\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>25. Waccamaw Neck, South Carolina<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Population with homes at risk of flooding in 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;3,933 (17.7%)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Population with homes at risk of flooding in 2100:<\/strong>&nbsp;8,531 (38.4%)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Habitable land that will be underwater by 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;15.7%<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Habitable land that will be underwater by 2100:<\/strong>&nbsp;32.5%<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Current property value at risk in 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;$1.9 billion<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"gnt_ar_b_h2\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>24. Pennsville, New Jersey<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Population with homes at risk of flooding in 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;4,081 (30.4%)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Population with homes at risk of flooding in 2100:<\/strong>&nbsp;9,078 (67.7%)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Habitable land that will be underwater by 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;35.4%<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Habitable land that will be underwater by 2100:<\/strong>&nbsp;70.5%<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Current property value at risk in 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;$289 million<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"gnt_ar_b_h2\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>23. Key Biscayne, Florida<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Population with homes at risk of flooding in 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;4,302 (34.7%)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Population with homes at risk of flooding in 2100:<\/strong>&nbsp;9,700 (78.3%)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Habitable land that will be underwater by 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;50.6%<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Habitable land that will be underwater by 2100:<\/strong>&nbsp;86.3%<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Current property value at risk in 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;$2.6 billion<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"gnt_ar_b_h2\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>22. James Island, South Carolina<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Population with homes at risk of flooding in 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;4,405 (11.5%)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Population with homes at risk of flooding in 2100:<\/strong>&nbsp;20,457 (53.5%)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Habitable land that will be underwater by 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;27.4%<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Habitable land that will be underwater by 2100:<\/strong>&nbsp;68.4%<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Current property value at risk in 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;$899 million<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"gnt_ar_b_h2\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>21. La Marque-Hitchcock, Texas<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Population with homes at risk of flooding in 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;4,576 (20.4%)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Population with homes at risk of flooding in 2100:<\/strong>&nbsp;6,781 (30.3%)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Habitable land that will be underwater by 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;19.7%<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Habitable land that will be underwater by 2100:<\/strong>&nbsp;46.3%<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Current property value at risk in 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;$591 million<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"gnt_ar_b_h2\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>20. Poquoson, Virginia<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Population with homes at risk of flooding in 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;4,646 (38.2%)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Population with homes at risk of flooding in 2100:<\/strong>&nbsp;10,888 (89.6%)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Habitable land that will be underwater by 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;49.8%<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Habitable land that will be underwater by 2100:<\/strong>&nbsp;98.3%<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Current property value at risk in 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;$518 million<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"gnt_ar_b_h2\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>19. Tybee Island-Wilmington Island, Georgia<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Population with homes at risk of flooding in 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;4,679 (17.4%)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Population with homes at risk of flooding in 2100:<\/strong>&nbsp;13,142 (48.7%)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Habitable land that will be underwater by 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;32.9%<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Habitable land that will be underwater by 2100:<\/strong>&nbsp;70.4%<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Current property value at risk in 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;$915 million<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"gnt_ar_b_h2\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>18. Middle Keys, Florida<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Population with homes at risk of flooding in 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;4,720 (47.0%)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Population with homes at risk of flooding in 2100:<\/strong>&nbsp;7,756 (77.3%)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Habitable land that will be underwater by 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;67.8%<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Habitable land that will be underwater by 2100:<\/strong>&nbsp;98.1%<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Current property value at risk in 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;$2.0 billion<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"gnt_ar_b_h2\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>17. Brazosport, Texas<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Population with homes at risk of flooding in 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;4,859 (8.1%)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Population with homes at risk of flooding in 2100:<\/strong>&nbsp;6,547 (10.9%)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Habitable land that will be underwater by 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;32.3%<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Habitable land that will be underwater by 2100:<\/strong>&nbsp;69.8%<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Current property value at risk in 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;$345 million<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"gnt_ar_b_h2\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>16. Ventnor City, New Jersey<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Population with homes at risk of flooding in 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;4,916 (46.2%)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Population with homes at risk of flooding in 2100:<\/strong>&nbsp;8,326 (78.2%)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Habitable land that will be underwater by 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;53.9%<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Habitable land that will be underwater by 2100:<\/strong>&nbsp;98.9%<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Current property value at risk in 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;$850 million<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"gnt_ar_b_h2\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>15. St. Pete Beach, Florida<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Population with homes at risk of flooding in 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;5,008 (31.5%)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Population with homes at risk of flooding in 2100:<\/strong>&nbsp;14,056 (88.4%)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Habitable land that will be underwater by 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;50.5%<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Habitable land that will be underwater by 2100:<\/strong>&nbsp;99.5%<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Current property value at risk in 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;$1.6 billion<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"gnt_ar_b_h2\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>14. Charleston Central, South Carolina<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Population with homes at risk of flooding in 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;5,122 (14.8%)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Population with homes at risk of flooding in 2100:<\/strong>&nbsp;12,510 (36.1%)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Habitable land that will be underwater by 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;25.5%<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Habitable land that will be underwater by 2100:<\/strong>&nbsp;58.0%<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Current property value at risk in 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;$2.1 billion<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"gnt_ar_b_h2\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>13. Ponte Vedra, Florida<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Population with homes at risk of flooding in 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;5,649 (20.8%)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Population with homes at risk of flooding in 2100:<\/strong>&nbsp;15,684 (57.8%)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Habitable land that will be underwater by 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;21.6%<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Habitable land that will be underwater by 2100:<\/strong>&nbsp;43.3%<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Current property value at risk in 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;$1.4 billion<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"gnt_ar_b_h2\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>12. Ocean City, New Jersey<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Population with homes at risk of flooding in 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;6,028 (51.5%)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Population with homes at risk of flooding in 2100:<\/strong>&nbsp;10,348 (88.4%)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Habitable land that will be underwater by 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;58.9%<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Habitable land that will be underwater by 2100:<\/strong>&nbsp;98.3%<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Current property value at risk in 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;$5.7 billion<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"gnt_ar_b_h2\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>11. Boca Ciega, Florida<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Population with homes at risk of flooding in 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;6,810 (10.2%)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Population with homes at risk of flooding in 2100:<\/strong>&nbsp;20,733 (31.1%)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Habitable land that will be underwater by 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;10.5%<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Habitable land that will be underwater by 2100:<\/strong>&nbsp;23.7%<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Current property value at risk in 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;$1.4 billion<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"gnt_ar_b_h2\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>10. Upper Keys, Florida<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Population with homes at risk of flooding in 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;6,992 (35.0%)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Population with homes at risk of flooding in 2100:<\/strong>&nbsp;12,664 (63.4%)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Habitable land that will be underwater by 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;40.4%<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Habitable land that will be underwater by 2100:<\/strong>&nbsp;77.4%<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Current property value at risk in 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;$3.8 billion<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"gnt_ar_b_h2\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>9. Chesapeake, Virginia<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Population with homes at risk of flooding in 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;7,325 (3.3%)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Population with homes at risk of flooding in 2100:<\/strong>&nbsp;41,870 (18.8%)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Habitable land that will be underwater by 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;47.5%<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Habitable land that will be underwater by 2100:<\/strong>&nbsp;98.3%<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Current property value at risk in 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;$668 million<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"gnt_ar_b_h2\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>8. Mount Pleasant, South Carolina<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Population with homes at risk of flooding in 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;8,389 (10.6%)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Population with homes at risk of flooding in 2100:<\/strong>&nbsp;35,299 (44.7%)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Habitable land that will be underwater by 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;21.0%<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Habitable land that will be underwater by 2100:<\/strong>&nbsp;53.3%<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Current property value at risk in 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;$2.6 billion<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"gnt_ar_b_h2\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>7. Lower Keys, Florida<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Population with homes at risk of flooding in 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;8,630 (81.0%)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Population with homes at risk of flooding in 2100:<\/strong>&nbsp;9,767 (91.7%)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Habitable land that will be underwater by 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;84.6%<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Habitable land that will be underwater by 2100:<\/strong>&nbsp;97.9%<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Current property value at risk in 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;$2.6 billion<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"gnt_ar_b_h2\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>6. Hilton Head Island, South Carolina<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Population with homes at risk of flooding in 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;8,935 (23.6%)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Population with homes at risk of flooding in 2100:<\/strong>&nbsp;22,341 (59.1%)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Habitable land that will be underwater by 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;25.6%<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Habitable land that will be underwater by 2100:<\/strong>&nbsp;57.6%<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Current property value at risk in 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;$4.6 billion<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"gnt_ar_b_h2\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>5. Galveston, Texas<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Population with homes at risk of flooding in 2060:<\/strong> 10,293 (21.1%)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Population with homes at risk of flooding in 2100:<\/strong>&nbsp;30,045 (61.7%)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Habitable land that will be underwater by 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;45.1%<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Habitable land that will be underwater by 2100:<\/strong>&nbsp;90.0%<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Current property value at risk in 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;$2.1 million<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"gnt_ar_b_h2\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>4. Key West, Florida<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Population with homes at risk of flooding in 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;11,645 (35.9%)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Population with homes at risk of flooding in 2100:<\/strong>&nbsp;17,693 (54.6%)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Habitable land that will be underwater by 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;62.6%<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Habitable land that will be underwater by 2100:<\/strong>&nbsp;94.4%<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Current property value at risk in 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;$3.2 billion<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"gnt_ar_b_h2\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>3. Atlantic City, New Jersey<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Population with homes at risk of flooding in 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;13,687 (34.6%)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Population with homes at risk of flooding in 2100:<\/strong>&nbsp;21,373 (54.0%)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Habitable land that will be underwater by 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;50.2%<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Habitable land that will be underwater by 2100:<\/strong>&nbsp;92.8%<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Current property value at risk in 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;$1.1 billion<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"gnt_ar_b_h2\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>2. Hoboken, New Jersey<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Population with homes at risk of flooding in 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;14,747 (29.5%)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Population with homes at risk of flooding in 2100:<\/strong>&nbsp;21,814 (43.6%)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Habitable land that will be underwater by 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;49.8%<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Habitable land that will be underwater by 2100:<\/strong>&nbsp;71.3%<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Current property value at risk in 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;$4.5 billion<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"gnt_ar_b_h2\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>1. Miami Beach, Florida<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Population with homes at risk of flooding in 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;39,547 (30.2%)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Population with homes at risk of flooding in 2100:<\/strong>&nbsp;97,375 (74.5%)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Habitable land that will be underwater by 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;58.5%<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Habitable land that will be underwater by 2100:<\/strong>&nbsp;94.1%<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022 Current property value at risk in 2060:<\/strong>&nbsp;$19.3 billion<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Methodology<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\">To identify the cities that will soon be under water, 24\/7 Wall St. reviewed data from \u201cUnderwater,\u201d published June 2018 by Cambridge, Massachusetts-based environmental watchdog group the Union of Concerned Scientists. The study identified U.S. coastal communities where the largest number of residents live in properties that are projected to face by 2060 the highest level of chronic and disruptive flooding, or effective inundation \u2013 defined as being at risk of flooding 26 times or more per year. We reviewed the number of properties and total value of properties that are exposed to flood risk based on a \u201chigh\u201d scenario calculated by the Union for Concerned Scientists, which entails a 6.6 foot rise in sea level by the end of the century. The places on our list, which are county subdivisions, are those in which the largest number of residents live in housing that would be exposed to the effective inundation.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<div id=\"ad-slot-7103-usatoday-native-article_link-money-4\" class=\"gnt_x_sl gnt_x_al\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-method=\"lazyLoadX\" data-google-query-id=\"CLL4hfbewOoCFREJDAodVnIKXQ\" data-integralas-id-5dfcb4ee-4dd9-f8ba-5b68-b4bf7f27d8d9=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_7103\/usatoday\/native-article_link\/money_2__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Cities and institutions can mitigate flood damage by implementing wetlands, levees, and other mechanisms, and many of the cities on this list have taken steps to implement these measures. It is important to note that the estimates published by the UCS do not take into account the mitigating effects of such mechanisms.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/money\/2019\/06\/18\/climate-change-american-cities-that-will-soon-be-under-water\/39533119\/\">VIA:<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These American cities will soon be under water Michael B. Sauter and Thomas C. Frohlich 24\/7 Wall Street The steady rise in global surface temperatures is largely attributed to human-caused greenhouse gas emissions. With rising temperatures, the world\u2019s ice has been melting and sea levels have been rising. 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