Comments on: More about Flood Maps http://blog.firetree.net/2006/05/18/more-about-flood-maps/ Sharing useful things with the world. Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:06:09 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Peter http://blog.firetree.net/2006/05/18/more-about-flood-maps/comment-page-5/#comment-26155 Peter Sat, 13 Apr 2013 22:01:20 +0000 http://blog.firetree.net/2006/05/18/more-about-flood-maps/#comment-26155 <p>Excellent series of maps, Mr. Tingle, and really helpful to me--a great site. However, one caveat; 7 metres of sea-level rise are predicted from the failure of the Greenland ice-sheet, and 8 metres + 65 metres from the melting of both parts of the Antarctic ice-sheet--a total of 80 metres.</p> <p>Plus, as the ice is removed from Greenland and Antarctica, these two continents will start lifting up out of the sea and this will slowly displace water. This will lead to the sea-level rising further than mere ice-loss will cause.</p> <p>Therefore I would suggest that you increase the maximum flood-level on your map to 80 or 90 metres, which is about 300 feet above the present sea-level.</p> Excellent series of maps, Mr. Tingle, and really helpful to me–a great site. However, one caveat; 7 metres of sea-level rise are predicted from the failure of the Greenland ice-sheet, and 8 metres + 65 metres from the melting of both parts of the Antarctic ice-sheet–a total of 80 metres.

Plus, as the ice is removed from Greenland and Antarctica, these two continents will start lifting up out of the sea and this will slowly displace water. This will lead to the sea-level rising further than mere ice-loss will cause.

Therefore I would suggest that you increase the maximum flood-level on your map to 80 or 90 metres, which is about 300 feet above the present sea-level.

]]> By: Egmont Ouerveture http://blog.firetree.net/2006/05/18/more-about-flood-maps/comment-page-5/#comment-25943 Egmont Ouerveture Sun, 03 Mar 2013 07:43:22 +0000 http://blog.firetree.net/2006/05/18/more-about-flood-maps/#comment-25943 <p>Can a 70m level be added?</p> <p>I ask because of http://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2012/08/charting-mankinds-expressway-to-extinction.html</p> <p>4th paragraph of abstract:</p> <p>"Unless immediate and concerted action is taken by governments and oil companies to depressurize the Arctic subsea methane reserves by extracting the methane, liquefying it and selling it as a green house gas energy source, rising sea levels will breach the Thames Barrier by 2029 flooding London. The base of the Washington Monument (D.C.) will be inundated by 2031. Total global deglaciation will finally cause the sea level to rise up the lower 35% of the Washington Monument by 2051 (68.3 m or 224 feet above present sea level)."</p> <p>Current dropdown menu maxes at 60m. Is there data that far?</p> Can a 70m level be added?

I ask because of http://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2012/08/charting-mankinds-expressway-to-extinction.html

4th paragraph of abstract:

“Unless immediate and concerted action is taken by governments and oil companies to depressurize the Arctic subsea methane reserves by extracting the methane, liquefying it and selling it as a green house gas energy source, rising sea levels will breach the Thames Barrier by 2029 flooding London. The base of the Washington Monument (D.C.) will be inundated by 2031. Total global deglaciation will finally cause the sea level to rise up the lower 35% of the Washington Monument by 2051 (68.3 m or 224 feet above present sea level).”

Current dropdown menu maxes at 60m. Is there data that far?

]]> By: romerrr http://blog.firetree.net/2006/05/18/more-about-flood-maps/comment-page-5/#comment-25940 romerrr Sun, 24 Feb 2013 02:03:47 +0000 http://blog.firetree.net/2006/05/18/more-about-flood-maps/#comment-25940 <p>Great work Alex. I know from geologic history that sea levels WILL rise a total of 122 m or 400 ft as they have done several times in geologic history, regardless of what man does. Therefore, I'd would also like to see your maps to 122 m and categorically disagree that this magnitude of sea level rise are "people’s fascination with science-fiction scenarios". As of about 1.8 million years ago, we have started incremental increasing towards that will maximum of a 122m rise.</p> <p>Keep up the brillant work!</p> Great work Alex. I know from geologic history that sea levels WILL rise a total of 122 m or 400 ft as they have done several times in geologic history, regardless of what man does. Therefore, I’d would also like to see your maps to 122 m and categorically disagree that this magnitude of sea level rise are “people’s fascination with science-fiction scenarios”. As of about 1.8 million years ago, we have started incremental increasing towards that will maximum of a 122m rise.

Keep up the brillant work!

]]> By: Meg Muckenhoupt http://blog.firetree.net/2006/05/18/more-about-flood-maps/comment-page-5/#comment-25930 Meg Muckenhoupt Mon, 04 Feb 2013 19:21:56 +0000 http://blog.firetree.net/2006/05/18/more-about-flood-maps/#comment-25930 <p>Your simulation is actually optimistic--for Boston. For some reason, it doesn't show Boston's low-lying center as being flooded until there's an ocean rise of more than 13 meters. The Boston Harbor Association put together flooding maps in 2010 for Boston following a 7.5 foot (2.5 meter) sea level rise during a high tide (ca. 11 feet/ 3.5 meters), for a total of ca. 6 meters.</p> <p>Those maps show a <em>much</em> broader region being flooded, partly because the dams on two of Boston's tidal rivers (the Mystic and the Charles)will be overtopped and unable to control storm surges. See http://www.tbha.org/images/study-area-75-feet</p> Your simulation is actually optimistic–for Boston. For some reason, it doesn’t show Boston’s low-lying center as being flooded until there’s an ocean rise of more than 13 meters. The Boston Harbor Association put together flooding maps in 2010 for Boston following a 7.5 foot (2.5 meter) sea level rise during a high tide (ca. 11 feet/ 3.5 meters), for a total of ca. 6 meters.

Those maps show a much broader region being flooded, partly because the dams on two of Boston’s tidal rivers (the Mystic and the Charles)will be overtopped and unable to control storm surges. See http://www.tbha.org/images/study-area-75-feet

]]> By: Howard http://blog.firetree.net/2006/05/18/more-about-flood-maps/comment-page-5/#comment-25923 Howard Mon, 14 Jan 2013 05:21:43 +0000 http://blog.firetree.net/2006/05/18/more-about-flood-maps/#comment-25923 <p>Thanks ever so much for this! It's an extremely useful educational tool. After the past two years of flooding in Queensland (Australia), insurance firms are starting to get serious about charging relevant premiums for flood-prone areas. That's been a real wake-up call for at least some people. Friends of mine want to buy in an area that's entirely flooded at just +3m. Given that your data & modelling are conservative, and that storm surges can add +4m, I really hope they reconsider.</p> Thanks ever so much for this! It’s an extremely useful educational tool. After the past two years of flooding in Queensland (Australia), insurance firms are starting to get serious about charging relevant premiums for flood-prone areas. That’s been a real wake-up call for at least some people. Friends of mine want to buy in an area that’s entirely flooded at just +3m. Given that your data & modelling are conservative, and that storm surges can add +4m, I really hope they reconsider.

]]> By: Gram http://blog.firetree.net/2006/05/18/more-about-flood-maps/comment-page-5/#comment-25922 Gram Sun, 13 Jan 2013 22:00:45 +0000 http://blog.firetree.net/2006/05/18/more-about-flood-maps/#comment-25922 <p>I'm noticing a problem. Whatever I put in, three diamond-shaped areas stay dry. They are in Florida, the Carolinas, and Rhode Island. Could that be fixed?</p> I’m noticing a problem. Whatever I put in, three diamond-shaped areas stay dry. They are in Florida, the Carolinas, and Rhode Island. Could that be fixed?

]]> By: Richard http://blog.firetree.net/2006/05/18/more-about-flood-maps/comment-page-5/#comment-25921 Richard Mon, 07 Jan 2013 19:21:32 +0000 http://blog.firetree.net/2006/05/18/more-about-flood-maps/#comment-25921 <p>Hi,</p> <p>I don't know why but I was wondering why you chose to stop at 60m? Why not just let it run to 100m as an example. Why 60 and is there any way we can make it go to our heats limit?</p> Hi,

I don’t know why but I was wondering why you chose to stop at 60m? Why not just let it run to 100m as an example. Why 60 and is there any way we can make it go to our heats limit?

]]> By: Search Answer: Will the Plex be underwater? http://blog.firetree.net/2006/05/18/more-about-flood-maps/comment-page-5/#comment-25902 Search Answer: Will the Plex be underwater? Fri, 30 Nov 2012 05:16:18 +0000 http://blog.firetree.net/2006/05/18/more-about-flood-maps/#comment-25902 <p>[...] The thing I like about THIS map is that the author explains the limits of the accuracy of his data set (a practice I find deeply encouraging-I wish more places would do this kind of thing). See: here [...]</p> [...] The thing I like about THIS map is that the author explains the limits of the accuracy of his data set (a practice I find deeply encouraging-I wish more places would do this kind of thing). See: here [...]

]]> By: android uygulama http://blog.firetree.net/2006/05/18/more-about-flood-maps/comment-page-5/#comment-25891 android uygulama Sun, 14 Oct 2012 09:06:56 +0000 http://blog.firetree.net/2006/05/18/more-about-flood-maps/#comment-25891 <p>I lived in Nonthaburi, north of Bangkok thailand. My house and car were flooded for 2 months. It was a nightmare. I am now planning for retirement and looking for a place to settle down in my old age. Thank you so much for sharing with us this wonderful map.</p> I lived in Nonthaburi, north of Bangkok thailand. My house and car were flooded for 2 months. It was a nightmare. I am now planning for retirement and looking for a place to settle down in my old age. Thank you so much for sharing with us this wonderful map.

]]> By: rytyujstj http://blog.firetree.net/2006/05/18/more-about-flood-maps/comment-page-5/#comment-25889 rytyujstj Thu, 11 Oct 2012 19:45:15 +0000 http://blog.firetree.net/2006/05/18/more-about-flood-maps/#comment-25889 <p>Why doesn't it show northern scandinavia?</p> Why doesn’t it show northern scandinavia?

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