Where is… Bethel coastline 22nd century

[In actuality, before the end of the 21st Century.]

Where is Bethel… 2040 (no ice cap)
http://ykalaska.wordpress.com/2006/12/11/where-is-bethel-2040/

Where is Bethel 2050 (endemic malaria)
http://ykalaska.wordpress.com/2006/03/13/where-is-bethel-year-2050/

Where is… Bethel 22nd century
“The map … shows how a 4-meter sea level rise inundates the Yukon-Kuskokwim delta; click the map for a larger view.”

• Alaska Conservation Foundation produced this map; discussion here http://www.akcf.org/_pages/programs_amp_initiatives/climate_change.php

A 4m rise in sea-level will be significant although many expect a much larger rise. Keep in mind this is the mean sea-level (as in arithmetic mean, a type of average) and not the level of the sea during tides or during storms.

Check out resources here,

• Stats basics at Good Math Bad Math
  http://ykalaska.wordpress.com/2007/01/26/stats-basics-at-good-math-bad-math/

The map is derived from the models here,

• http://tinyurl.com/ca73h

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