Rising sea levels & where you live

ollywood68

This is a type of MSE based on, dont buy a house in certain areas as if sea level raise, certain areas will be flooded and wiped out. This link uses google maps. identify where you live on the map by zooming in, then raise the sea levels up to a maximum of 14 m http://flood.firetree.net/ Its not just areas by the sea, but areas in-land also that disappear - from a quick glance, for example, parts of central Belfast and Downpatrick will disappear. A key driver is the level to which you think water levels will rise to

talksalot81

Is this the new alternative to house price speculation? Given that experts cannot accurately judge how far the sea level may rise, how wise is it for the general public to start predicting change on the basis of their own assessments? Basically your average individual would have as much chance of getting it right by picking a number out of a hat.

ballyblack

And even the 'doom mongers' conceed that it will be many many years before the sea level rises that much

leftieM

I think it's a real danger. It was one of my considerations when looking for a house recently (but so was feng shui so draw your own conclusions ).
I see that our current abode is safe from flooding if it reaches 14m. Phew!

ckerrd

no where near getting my feet wet, but interesting to see none the less

leftieM

talksalot81 wrote:

Is this the new alternative to house price speculation? Given that experts cannot accurately judge how far the sea level may rise, how wise is it for the general public to start predicting change on the basis of their own assessments? Basically your average individual would have as much chance of getting it right by picking a number out of a hat.

I would have thought it was easy enough - the closer you currently live to water, the more chance you have of getting flooded if sea levels rise. Non?

ballyblack

If you really need to worry over something i'm sure there are more immediate worries to be getting on with


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belfastgirl23

Hmmm...anyone know where to buy cheap flippers??

ooo000ooo

Woo hoo, i'll be able to wheel a jet ski out of my garage launch it off my own private jetty and park it in our new work swimming pool

talksalot81

leftieM wrote:

I would have thought it was easy enough - the closer you currently live to water, the more chance you have of getting flooded if sea levels rise. Non?

That wasn't my point. The point is how on earth people are going to make assessments of how far sea levels would rise! Most people would not have a clue even which 'experts' to believe. So even if an individual consulted expert views, chances are they would simply pick, randomly, which of the various figures to believe.

leftieM

The website just had the impact at different sea level rises, presumably based on best case and worst case scenarios. It wasn't trying to predict how far they would rise. Neither are the 'average individuals' here.