A scary map

Here's a scary map showing areas of the world likely to be underwater by 2100 if global warming raises sea levels by 20 feet. Jim Hansen (not the muppet guy, the NASA guy) estimates that if present trends continue the rise in sea level will be more like 80 feet:

Eighty feet! In that case, the United States would lose most East Coast cities: Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Washington, and Miami; indeed, practically the entire state of Florida would be under water. Fifty million people in the US live below that sea level. Other places would fare worse. China would have 250 million displaced persons. Bangladesh would produce 120 million refugees, practically the entire nation. India would lose the land of 150 million people.

Yikes. Almost makes you want to leave the SUV in the garage and walk to work once in awhile. Almost.