I was fortunate to receive an invite to a semi-private video conference call, of international commercial Port authorities, some professionals from shipping, and their close employees. I felt the discussion was frank for such a call between competitors, which is often quite guarded. Each nation and company must clear with their local chain of command, but, the economic value of the shipping is not lost on anyone.
The take-away for me, and reinforced by some urban planning I know of, is that centers of commerce, and major urban centers, will deal with this in a timely manner. The further you are from that description, you may well have troubles.
Also some academic specialty research has noted that the underground infrastructure of sewers, water pipes and electrical/communications, will be affected by small changes in mean water height. Salinization of fresh water sources will be affected. The roads and houses, in many cases, less than you might imagine at first.
Yea, I have a feeling well off communities will be ok as well. I live in one such community in the sf bay where residents already paid for and construction is well under way for a higher sea wall:
At least California is getting a lot less than the other coast - I was worried it would be the entire country fairly equally.....
There is an artist out there making maps of what major cities will look like after coastal flooding - the one of Los Angeles is particularly interesting. Lot of new islands pop up
The take-away for me, and reinforced by some urban planning I know of, is that centers of commerce, and major urban centers, will deal with this in a timely manner. The further you are from that description, you may well have troubles.
Also some academic specialty research has noted that the underground infrastructure of sewers, water pipes and electrical/communications, will be affected by small changes in mean water height. Salinization of fresh water sources will be affected. The roads and houses, in many cases, less than you might imagine at first.
US Citizen here, California coastal dweller