For several decades, the topic of global warming and rising sea levels has been discussed.
This was the Earth during the last global warming:
The sea level has risen by 125 meters.
The rise in sea level is due to global warming. An increase in the average temperature on the planet has been recorded since the middle of the 19th century. Glaciers are melting as well as thermal expansion of water.
There is a possibility that the sea level will rise by 2 meters by 2100.
Let's see what the outlines of the coastlines will look like, if this really happens.
This is what the world map will look like when the sea level rises by 2 meters:
Promotional video:
It seems to be nothing serious, but it is not.
The western part of the Krasnodar Territory will go under water:
China's coastal regions will go under water:
Millions of Earth's inhabitants will be under the threat of flooding. Many island nations will be in dire straits. The densely populated Bangladesh will be particularly hard hit.
And this is how the outlines of the continents will look when the level of the world ocean rises by 100 meters:
A significant part of Russia, Australia, Brazil, China, Germany, Denmark will go under water. Almost all small island states of Oceania, Denmark, Netherlands, Belgium will completely disappear.
The world ocean level has risen by 300 meters:
By the way, there has already been a period in the history of the planet when the level of the world's oceans rose. The last time this happened was 20,000 years ago *. Then the water level rose by 125 meters. By the way, if the level of the world ocean rises to this mark, then Belarus will become a maritime power, and Crimea will not be a peninsula, but a small island. You will no longer need to worry about the disappearance of the Amazon forests. These tropical and subtropical forests will be at the bottom of the sea.
You can play with the level of the world ocean here: