Edward Mazriam, founder of Architecture 2030, is not a climatologist. He's not a scientist either, but rather an
architect who gave up running his company to devote his time
to Architecture 2030, a nonprofit group he founded several years ago. The organization tries to bring attention to the amount of
greenhouse gas emissions that the building sector contributes to global
warming through inefficient electricity use, lighting, heating and
cooling.
In a conjoined effort with Google, Architecture 2030 produced images of
the United States coast line today, and in 2030 with the prediction
that rising sea levels would remain consistent. Check out the images
for yourself, you might be shocked to see just how many of America's
coastal towns and cities won't be here anymore.
This is the city of Boston, MA currently in 2008.......
And this is the city of Boston in 2030, under 3 meters of water, caused by the constant increase in sea levels.
Scary to think that in just 22 years the city of Boston will look like that!! Change better happen fast.
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It's definitely weird that all these cities will be under water, but theres gotta be something we can do?? I say, start building walls to keep the water back!
One of the things that has made global warming so hard to tackle is that it is complicated both in terms of causes and potential impacts. While cities being under water or heavily levied might seem bad, that is not all that will have to dealt with.
What if you move NYC to higher ground but climate change also makes dengue fever your new friend? Or what if move to higher ground (or build walls) and the mortality rate of the old and young in your population doubles or triples because of changes in heat? What if the sea levels rise and fresh water supplies are severly compromised in the process?
Global warming is not being cause by a single action and it also does not express itself through a single change. Things to think about.
Bob Ferris
Executive Director
Yestermorrow Design/Build School
Ed's work has been around for several years. I am glad that it is finally getting the attention that it deserves. Granted he is not a scientist or climatologist, but he has looked at this issue and analyzed scenarios and solutions.
Great Job, Ed!
Bob Ferris
Executive Director
Yestermorrow Design/Build School
Its hard to think about. The fact that Boston and other coastal areas can look like that in as little as 22 years is a big problem especially with the high amount of population and business that is located in coastal areas. However, with something that bad happening that fast, what can be done?