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Recent projections from Texas A&M researcher, Dr. David Yoskowitz, show the ocean could rise 1.5 meters (about five feet) within the next 100 years. This would leave only the area built up around the seawall above water.
John Anderson, a professor of Oceanography in Rice University’s Earth Science Department, somewhat disagrees with the A&M study. He admits the sea level will most likely rise between two and three feet. Either way, this leaves some parts of the Galveston area in immediate danger. "I think most scientists would agree from about Jamaica Beach west will probably disappear by the end of this century," said Anderson.
Scientists and residents are in agreement that now is time to begin planning for the future of the island. "Do we sit around and say ok it's going to happen a hundred years out so let's not worry about it now or say, ‘Hey, let's plan for our grandchildren,’" Yoskowitz said.
On a related note, global warming and rising seas claimed the first inhabited island, Lohachara, part of the Sundarbans in India, in 2006.
Photo Courtesy Flickr user Lance and Erin’s photostream.
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You'd think the level of public schools would be enough to drive them off the island sooner.