淹没你的城镇:海平面上升后你的家乡会变成什么样?

一个谷歌地图小技巧让你先睹为快海平面上升后的景象。

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Andrew David Thaler (@SFriedScientist) 使用谷歌地球可视化了海平面上升 80 米后的景象。真正的乐趣始于他在 Twitter 上开放请求,任何人都可以使用 #DrownYourTown 标签提交自己选择的城市的海平面上升景象。

一些更合理的场景(2 米)对于沿海城市来说是可怕的,而其他荒谬的场景(比如奥斯汀,德克萨斯州的 168 米...)则很疯狂。这里有一些来自 #DrownYourTown 的图片。显然人们真的很想看看奥克兰在水下的样子。

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.

David is a 2013 Aspen Institute Journalism Scholar, joining a select group of journalists from Slate, ABC News, and The New York Times.

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