'Unlike Any Disaster We Have Ever Seen,' Says State Agency About Rising Seas in Bay Area 

Facebook campus could become an island? Sounds like positive news to me.

When taxpayers have to bail out developers while policymakers stand by and snicker, you know you've been played

There are no conservative government planners in California. We've been hearing this cry wolf scenario for decades.

The fish are really in line for some great living areas

Yeah, sure, just like they said 50 years ago that we were going to run out of oil 40 years ago.

On the bright side, the value of ocean front property in Arizona will rise considerably.

Absolutely love the dodging here "Will taxpayers have to foot the bill?" ... "It'll be a shared responsibility" meaning yeah, those who are affected the least will end up paying the most.

Journalist did not press enough for answers, accepted platitudes.

I live in SF. The sea is exactly where it's always been.

Yeah okay, and we’ll, Myrtle Beach? Not an inch higher. Sensationalism at its finest.

How much has the sea level risen in the last 20 years? The last 50? Is the Statue of Liberty in danger? Why hasn't Ellis Island shrunk yet?

San Francisco under water! Sounds like a good start!

I’ve lived on board a sailboat my whole life in the Bay Area. The places were I used to fish and hang out have the same water levels as they did back in 1970 .

Are these the same people that said Miami would be underwater by now? Cause boy were they wrong

Hopefully the crap 💩 will wash off the sidewalks now .

OMG, the sky is falling, oceans are rising, dogs and cats living together. Now, Heres Biff with traffic

Sounds like a really serious group of people 🙄 I lived by the Bay for 5 years and visited it for 20 years. NO change is noticeable.

Everything sounds more terrifying when the person saying it is shaking his jowly face at you with each syllable. Just sayin...

It’s about creative ways to make money. Crises + emotion + rhetoric with no solution = billions in tax payer money. George Carlin talked about this. If it’s going to be that bad ... move.

Who believes anything that comes out of California from politicians & news agencies is not too bright. Your moral credit is down the drain.

Well it’s only fitting San Francisco residents don’t seem to be able to clean up the streets so mother nature is going to do it for them.

"We all know this is coming" ... Since the 1970s.

It would be interesting to see an overlay of this future map and a map of the SF Bay prior to gold mining and construction landfill projects. A lot of mud found its' way into the bay after being blasted from the hills inland with high pressure water. The Bay might just find its' way all the way to Chinatown again, just like the old Cowboy days.

Developers seem to depend on taxpayers to pay for their shortsighted money-grubbing mistakes

When will these sea level over take these cities? I been waiting 20 years since you been talking about and in San Francisco I haven't seen much change COME ON!

Overly alarmist. Sea level rise has been pretty constant for the last 100 years, rising only 10 inches in that period. The revised sea level rise rate was revised upward to be 12 inches in 100 years. That means for a two foot rise, as mentioned in the story, we're talking about 200 years. Most buildings these days don't last 20 years much less 200.

The city of San Francisco is a disaster. Maybe we would all be better off if the city disappeared.

I remember back to the 1960’s and 1970’s about developers filling in the tide lands and building developments like Foster City. All of the areas that they are showing as problematic are built on fill that is slowly sinking from simple compaction over time. Think of it as a form of “Environmental Justice” being served up my Mother Earth. If sea level rise were a real problem, people like Al Gore and Barack Obama would not have beach front homes. EDIT: CURRENT RATE OF SEA LEVEL RISE IS 1.2 MM PER YEAR, WHICH MEANS SEA LEVEL WILL RISE ONE METER IN ABOUT 700 YEARS, OR ABOUT THREE TIMES LONGER THAN SINCE THE FOUNDING OF THE UNITED STATES.

I say that we ignore it until it is up to our necks.

It can happen a lot sooner than we think - like tomorrow. I don't think we expected 13,000 lightening strikes in one 72 hour period, but it happened and set a state on fire.

Sea levels are not rising, which is why there is new construction going on right now within sight of the beach. It takes *hundreds of years* for sea level to rise even a few inches.

Are these studies taking into account the impact of the rising water table? With the higher water all around groundwater will obviously be a factor, you can see groundwater impacts Hwy 101 at 10th street and the 87/280 interchange.

We were told 12 years ago New York was going to be underwater within 5 years. I checked this morning and was shocked to see New York hasn’t gone anywhere.

Consult the Dutch, they've been dealing with it for centuries. Each and every morning you can see SF bay area commuters driving at break neck speed to and from work. No one obeys the traffic laws. Fuel is consumed at an enormous rate. I was on the top of Kirker Pass slowing down and gearing down to negotiate the steep hill when some asshole in a truck pulling an electric traffic direction rig jumps the curb on my right and looks over at me and asks, "Are you all right?" and then he speeds up. He had to jump the curb with his truck and towed rig. He looked like he was on meth. People are idiots and they don't care for anything but instant pleasure.

What a great concept...SF under water. NY too? Please?

It's not like these same areas aren't doomed WHEN the next major earthquake occurs...nope...not at all...

Why not just build a dam at the Golden Gate Bridge to stop more water coming in🤨

oh thank you for the daily plus extra anxiety voice tones lovely performance

My cousins sold their beachfront property north of San Francisco after their parents died, and this was one reason they did so. It was located on a sandspit / barrier island just a little above sea level. They were very smart to do so while they could.

I rarely watch news but this appeared on my feed same things I've seen for years tbh

Soo use the water! Build desalinators! We have a water shortage on land!

"Since 2000 sea levels could rise by as much as 12" by 2030..." OK, it's now 2021 - just how many inches of sea level rise have we actually seen?

Is showing normal tidal movement an accurate scientific way of showing “rising seas” lmao - how about some actual data showing the levels are even rising at all locally?

Something to look forward to, San Francisco under water.

Oh gee, so much of SF is built on landfill, who could have imagined the land sinking? Couldn't have happened to a more deserving city, whose voters have turned my entire state into a train wreck.

Al Gore said that 20 years ago, all cities underwater

We have heard this for 50 years!

The climate has warmed and cooled over millions of years. Where we build our homes is what is affected.

When you make a glass of ice water and the ice cubes melt. Does the glass overflow?

I’m pretty sure any rise in sea level is now caused by the amount of ships y’all got backed up on the coast waiting to be unloaded. It’s called displacement. 😂

The walkways around Oyster Point get inundated at high tide. Also, try driving the Sierra Point Parkway along 101. It's like a rollercoaster for all the land subsidence.

Just saw a documentary about the ancient city of Troy, now 4 miles from the sea. In it’s time it was a seaside city…when sea-level was HIGHER!

A Good example of how nobody does nothing even though you know the outcome.

Couldn’t happen to a more deserving population. That city has always had an over inflated opinion of itself. It’s too expensive. People shit in the streets. Needles everywhere. Yeah, this place is an acceptable loss.

That is what happening in Chicago by the lake front and other parts of Illinois along Lake Michigan. Beaches are disappearing. That is so sad to see them gone.

These people are all drinking the wine, and leaving the bottle in the paper bag; so they don't know when it goes empty.

People don’t understand how bad 1 foot of additional sea level rise is. We will be abandoning coastal cities with just 1.5-2 feet of sea level rise. Nuclear facilities are on the coast as well.

Refreshing to see good reporting based on facts

The most telling sign is the mission district where skyscrapers are sinking and sidewalks are separating from buildings.

A politician running for office in north carolina(I think) that said if we take ALL the boats out of salt water, the sea level will decrease. Really.

We will get through that. We will be just like Venice

With volcanos spewing lava in2 the ocean everyday and a tsunamis pushing up the seafloor waters getting displaced everyday all over the place u think 🤔

Facebook becoming an island is the Silver Lining 🤣🤣🤣

Stop building in flood prone areas and develop a greater awareness of earthquake dangers. The "BIG ONE" is far overdue.

The hope for most people is that they make it through their life with the least ammount of discomfort. Either consciously or unconsciously, that seems to be how it works. Planing for generations to come is fantasy, and only spoken of when someone is trying to raise money now. Think about it.

#1, no-one is taking the "idea" of sea-level rise seriously, otherwise, they wouldn't continue to be living and investing infrastructure along the coastlines. #2, states and cities will continue to romance industries and businesses into building along their "scenic" coastlines simply because they're making money off of them. Additionally, the industries or businesses most likely have the insurance necessary to cover loss of their property so they aren't concerned at all - that goes for wealthy homeowners who build along the coastlines as well. #3, geological records show that sea-levels have changed over the entire lifetime of the Earth, with ocean water sometimes covering entire continents, so no-one that has even a basic understanding of history should be shocked or feel that sea-level rise is a crisis; it's only a crisis if you allow yourself to be adversely impacted by it by not being prepared and ready to adapt to the constant movements and reshaping of Earth, both it's bodies of water and land. #4, the Earth is going to continue to heat up; it cannot be stopped. The Earth System is a Master Clock and it's internal workings are already at play as they set in motion systems all over the Earth in response to a warming planet, oceans, and ice melt. Seas will be stormier and storms much more dangerous. As the land continues to subside and sea-levels steadily rise, volcanic activity will be triggered and begin to percolate like a coffee pot in preparation to "land build", once the sea-levels reach a certain height. Meanwhile, the pressure from the oceans will push against the continental shelves of continents all over the planet causing old faults to reactivate and new ones to continue their movements; they're all working together in preparation for the changes as well - to split land masses apart to accommodate the rising water so that "land building" will begin again, which means that the "system" knows to bury what's on top of it by washing or burning (Fires) it away to begin again; it's a timepiece, a clockworks. I like to say, "Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle" mechanisms are those of the Earth System, I guess that's why I love Environmental and Earth Science so much. Don't be scared, just be prepared.

30 years is a long time, could use 5 of those years for researching where to move or take 15 to rebuild you house for whats to come. It's an emergency if your purposely remain ignorant or stupid or both.

We've heard these warnings for forty years. I'm not saying it won't happen, but the public has gotten used to hearing it but seeing it not happen. If we're apathetic, that's why.

Climate change vocabulary : could, should, might, maybe, may, perhaps

Plant a tree, save the earth.

How can sea levels rise in only one location ? Total nonsense.

"It is a slow moving emergency" lol

Where the hell is all the emergency money y'all spending....?? No way to stop it & still no precautions ? Wait til the last minute as usual & have the people suffer.....

Sea level, like everything else rises and falls. Don't be afraid.

rising seas are increasing daytime shoplifting

"Tax payers most likely will have to pay to bail them out." Millennium Towers: again? 👁️👄👁️

State Flood Level Requirements: 0 Chase Center "above and beyond" : 1 🏀💸🤦‍♂️

Holland moved the ocean back. So can California

Well only act when it's too late to reverse the effects. Well done humanity.

That movie: Waterworld 1995... LOL

You're assuming that the ocean is rising rather than the land is sinking period and Europe the sea level is actually going down or is the land Rising? Sea level will not rise exponentially. But the land can most certainly sink much faster as it sinks. There is no justification for claiming that there's sea level rise.

They were saying that about Miami 8-10 years ago. Now not a peep about it. Bogus scare tactics to tax more.

People don't usually believe in abstract concepts till they can physically see it. Some people love to learn the hard way

Flooded streets in SF would be a wonderful improvement to the present flood of homeless, drugs, feces etc. 🌝

The great flood of 1850 put the central valley under 30’ of water. Oroville dam if it fails will do the same

S-L-O-W M-O-V-I-N-G EMERGENCY!

Wow, just noticed that Mission Creek Park is shown as a vulnerable area. My auntie has a houseboat there. Well, now that I think of it, she'll just rise with the water.

Water sits level. You can’t have sea level rise in only 1 area . Wake up America

This won't happen in several decades and it's not a slow-moving emergency. This is going to happen rapidly and very soon.

"West Oakland will be flooded" Nature doing cleanup work

This is something that will be happening worldwide, everyone living near the beach now take notes.

If bankers really thought the sea would rise like this story says, they would not finance coastal developments. Naturally enough, no bank would approve a loan where there is a risk the bank would not get paid back in full and with interest. A bank is not a charity operation; it needs to make a reasonable profit or it’s out of business. That being made clear, the fact that banks are indeed financing coastal development projects from Frisco to Florida means, that whatever rise in sea levels there will be over the next hundred years, will probably be manageable.

The whole society has to bear responsibility for the actions of private corporate developers who build where disaster is imminent but not a single one of the officials in government will restrict development where flooding is imminent and save the whole society of the expense of a catastrophe, nor will they make developers cover the cost of rescuing and relocating people from the deluge. Time has come to end this transfer of responsibility to the public by governments that enable profiteering for a particular group at the expense of the society.

Everybody, Start Making Ur Water breathing Potions

Amazing, knowing the sea level going to rise in those area within a decade, residential housing continues to be approved in the same location. 😬😬

Ever one sees this impending disaster coming but NO ONE is doing a thing about it. IF they are they ain't doing enough.

It would be a good idea to maybe start building Levy's or start shopping for a moving company.

According to Al Gore, we were supposed to be under water back in 2013.... yet the water level hasn't risen....

Maybe the water looks like it's rising because the land is sinking

Catch phrase: from a 5 yr storm surge! What is normal 5yr storm surge look like in comparison?