Drowned Cities
Our first climate change map series–66 meters of sea level rise, but with a humorous touch.
When the ice sheets melt, the Atlantic Ocean will rise to the Piedmont--the base of the Appalachian Mountains. The Eastern Seaboard cities will be submerged, with bits poking out here and there. This map shows Philadelphia with 215’ of sea level rise, the highest predicted by the IPCC when the ice caps are gone.
Museum-quality posters made on thick and durable matte paper.
• Paper thickness: 10.3 mil
• Paper weight: 5.6 oz/y² (192 g/m²)
• Giclée printing quality
• Opacity: 94%
When the ice sheets melt, the Sea of Cortez will rise and inundate the Imperial Valley, engulf the Salton Sea, and turn the Coachella Valley into a large bay. This map shows the Coachella Valley with 215’ of sea level rise, the highest predicted by the IPCC when the ice caps are gone. I always hated golf.
Museum-quality posters made on thick and durable matte paper.
• Paper thickness: 10.3 mil
• Paper weight: 5.6 oz/y² (192 g/m²)
• Giclée printing quality
• Opacity: 94%
The Olympic Mountains become an island. The Willamette Valley becomes a sea. Vancouver and Seattle become archipelagos. When the world’s ice sheets have disappeared, the Pacific Northwest becomes a very different place. This map shows the ultimate 215’ of sea level rise predicted by the IPCC.
Museum-quality posters made on thick and durable matte paper.
• Paper thickness: 10.3 mil
• Paper weight: 5.6 oz/y² (192 g/m²)
• Giclée printing quality
• Opacity: 94%
Say goodbye to your Oregon pinot noir. This map of Portland and shows the city and surrounding areas as they would be if all the world's ice sheets melted. The Willamette Sea will inundate the city and region after the sea levels rise 215’.
Museum-quality posters made on thick and durable matte paper.
• Paper thickness: 10.3 mil
• Paper weight: 5.6 oz/y² (192 g/m²)
• Giclée printing quality
• Opacity: 94%
Strait outta Compton? Hollywood Landing? Los Atlantis? These might be the names of places in the LA area after all the ice caps have melted. This map of the LA Basin shows 215’ of sea level rise.
Museum-quality posters made on thick and durable matte paper.
• Paper thickness: 10.3 mil
• Paper weight: 5.6 oz/y² (192 g/m²)
• Giclée printing quality
• Opacity: 94%
The N.Y. Sea? This is New York City as it will be when the world's ice sheets melt. 215’ of sea level rise is what is predicted by the IPCC at the end point of the ice caps.
Museum-quality posters made on thick and durable matte paper.
• Paper thickness: 10.3 mil
• Paper weight: 5.6 oz/y² (192 g/m²)
• Giclée printing quality
• Opacity: 94%
When the ice caps of the world have melted, the Atlantic will rise and claim the city. A scattered collection of islands will remain in the greater Boston area. This map shows 215' sea level rise (the highest level predicted by the IPCC), and speculates about the names of the future water bodies and landforms.
Museum-quality posters made on thick and durable matte paper.
• Paper thickness: 10.3 mil
• Paper weight: 5.6 oz/y² (192 g/m²)
• Giclée printing quality
• Opacity: 94%
A new Vancouver island emerges when the ice caps of the world have melted. This map shows the inundation of the surrounding area when the sea rises 66 meters, and speculates about the names of the future water bodies and landforms. Greenhouse Gastown, anyone?
Museum-quality posters made on thick and durable matte paper.
- Paper thickness: 10.3 mil
- Paper weight: 5.6 oz/y² (192 g/m²)
- Giclée printing quality
- Opacity: 94%
San Diego becomes a series of bays and peninsulas when the world's ice caps melt. Let’s just say that Mission Bay becomes larger and deeper. To the south, Tijuana becomes an ensenada. This map shows the area at 215’ of sea level rise, the highest predicted by the IPCC.
Museum-quality posters made on thick and durable matte paper.
• Paper thickness: 10.3 mil
• Paper weight: 5.6 oz/y² (192 g/m²)
• Giclée printing quality
• Opacity: 94%
