#10 Places That Could Be Uninhabitable In 100 Years

5. Miami

Miami is particularly vulnerable to climate change as it is built on limestone which is currently soaking up the rising sea water. This is causing sea water to fill up the city’s foundations and fresh water to become polluted. Miami has suffered several floods caused by high spring and autumn tides, and with the increase in sea level it keeps getting worse. Just like the Marshall Islands, Miami is only six feet above sea level, so it is highly at risk of becoming underwater if no action is taken to prevent this.

6. New York City

It may be hard to imagine America without New York, but this is one of the major US cities that is at risk of becoming a bathtub. The New York metropolitan area has 3,700 miles of tidal coastline, and since 1900 the sea level has risen by a foot, which is higher than the global average. If nothing is done to tackle climate change and reduce its effects, it is predicted by 2080 that the sea level could go up by three feet, and at the beginning of the next century that number could increase to six.