The mean elevation of the state is 2600 feet above sea level. The point of lowest elevation in the state is still 840 feet above sea level. According to National Geographic and the USGS, if all of the ice in the world melted, the rise in sea level would be approximately 215-230 feet. While, obviously, the second and third order effects are a different kettle of fish, from a submergence standpoint, Nebraska will be just fine.
This isn’t taking altitude into account at all. When the ocean starts coming to you, you don’t want to be in Nebraska.
The mean elevation of the state is 2600 feet above sea level. The point of lowest elevation in the state is still 840 feet above sea level. According to National Geographic and the USGS, if all of the ice in the world melted, the rise in sea level would be approximately 215-230 feet. While, obviously, the second and third order effects are a different kettle of fish, from a submergence standpoint, Nebraska will be just fine.
Everybody talks about ice melting. Nobody talks about the water in the ocean expanding from heating up. Prepare for water world, pal.