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Ever wondered what North America would look like if the oceans rose by a staggering 690 meters? The Sliding Shores map gives us a fascinating peek at a radically transformed United States. Granted, even if every global ice sheet melted tomorrow, sea levels would max out around 80 meters – meaning this apocalyptic drowning is strictly theoretical. But as an exercise in extreme topographic visualization, it makes for a captivating spatial experiment. If you’re looking to explore actual, science-backed climate projections rather than wild cartographic extremes, Climate Central’s Coastal Risk Finder is probably a better sea level rise map. However, Sliding Shores does offer a more... more →