淹沒你的城鎮:海平面上升後你的家鄉會變成什麼樣?

一個谷歌地圖小技巧讓你先睹為快海平面上升後的景象。

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Andrew David Thaler (@SFriedScientist) 使用谷歌地球可視化了海平面上升 80 米後的景象。真正的樂趣始於他在 Twitter 上開放請求,任何人都可以使用 #DrownYourTown 標籤提交自己選擇的城市的海平面上升景象。

一些更合理的場景(2 米)對於沿海城市來說是可怕的,而其他荒謬的場景(比如奧斯汀,德克薩斯州的 168 米...)則很瘋狂。這裡有一些來自 #DrownYourTown 的圖片。顯然人們真的很想看看奧克蘭在水下的樣子。

David Wogan is an engineer and policy researcher who writes about energy, technology, and policy.

David's academic and professional background includes a unique blend of technology and policy in the field of energy systems. Most recently, David worked at Austin Energy, a Texas municipal utility, implementing a Department of Energy stimulus grant related to energy efficiency. Previously, David was a member of the Energy & Climate Change team at the White House Council on Environmental Quality for the Obama Administration.

David holds two Master's degrees from The University of Texas at Austin in Mechanical Engineering and Public Affairs. While at UT, David was a researcher in the Webber Energy Group, where his research focused on advanced biofuel production to offset petroleum use in the transportation sector. David holds a Bachelor's of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin, where he researched nuclear non-proliferation measurement technology.

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