How would New York City look like should sea levels rise by 8 feet

An interactive map of NGO Climate Central shows how bad it would be if sea levels would rise around New York City

A new interactive map from the non-profit organization Climate Central provides a disturbing visualization of what New York City would look like if sea levels were to rise dramatically.

Below you can see a few examples how some of the city’s different neighborhoods, attractions and sights would develop:

Lower Manhattan

Needless to say, much of the lower Manhattan would have been submerged in water. Battery Park, the 9/11 Tribute Museum and most of the South Street Seaport would be in poor condition.

Statue of Liberty

The Liberty Statue herself would do quite well, but a large part of the rest of Liberty Island would not.

Roosevelt Island

Roosevelt Island as a whole would be in bad shape if the sea level were to rise by two metres, and the southern tip would get the worst of it.

Long Island City & Greenpoint

It is safe to say that these two quarters are doomed.

South Brother Island

Good thing South Brother Island is pretty much deserted; it would be pretty much underwater and its neighbour, North Brother Island, would do only slightly better.

Lower Manhattan
Statue of Liberty
Roosevelt Island
Long Island City & Greenpoint
South Brother Island

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