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Wired News reports on Jim Titus's data, which show the vulnerability of Eastern US beaches to even small amounts of sea-level rise. (Jim has been providing EPA data for the Lightblueline effort).

You can read the whole article on the Wired site: EPA Scientist Says East Coast Beaches Threatened by Sea Level, But Nobody’s Listening

Here is an excerpt:

This map is from SEDAC at Columbia University.

GO here to view all the maps: LOW ELEVATION COASTAL ZONE (LECZ) URBAN-RURAL ESTIMATES

Climate modelers at NASA Goddard Institute for Space Science at Columbia University have recently reports the results of a study based on their latest models. This study indicates that the Eastern US, from Chicago to Atlanta to Washington, may experience summer temperature extremes several degrees hotter than current conditions by the year 2080, due to the impacts of greenhouse gas emissions.

A computer model projection of average daily maximum temperatures over the eastern United States for July 2085 (left) and July 1993 (right). Areas in violet shading show temperatures of 26°C (79°F); green 30°C (86°F); yellow 34°C (93°F); red 38°C (100°F); dark purple 42°C (108°F). Credit: NASA/GISS