Get used to it, global warming is coming to America U.S. has
been hardly affected by global warming until now. Ice melting in
both Antarctica and Greenland and is expected to increase sea
levels by 3 feet or more by 2100. That means the destruction of
many low-lying regions, including some island societies and
billions of dollars in mandatory construction projects in low-
lying areas, in the decades to come. Within the next several
decades, areas indicated in red will be routinely or even
permanently flooded. Several metropolitan areas will be affected
including New Orleans. Global warming is no longer a debate in
the scientific community. Recent revelations have laid virtually
all scholarly discussion to rest as Greenland, once almost
entirely covered in glacial ice, defrosts completely. North of
Canada, the fabled Northwest Passage, long blocked by the
permanent glacial cap which covers fringes of northern Canada,
will likely open within the next several years, allowing
shipping to pass through during warmer