St Augustine, Florida

Flooding has been plaguing America’s oldest city, St Augustine, for a long time. And will probably continue to do so since the area is reportedly one of the East Coast locations that are most under threat.

According to reports, there’s a 64% chance of at least one flood over 4 feet between now and 2050 in the St Augustine region.

In 2016, Hurricane Matthew unleashed unparalleled flooding on the city’s stunning historic downtown area, overseen by coastal fort Castillo de San Marcos, built by the Spanish in 1672.

Side Note: If you’ve never been to this majestic part of the US, we highly suggest you do it NOW, while you still can! Just don’t forget to bring your sunscreen. After all, you WILL be in the middle of all that Florida heat!

San Francisco Bay Area, California

On the US’s West Coast, the San Francisco Bay Area looks to be most in jeopardy of major future coastal flooding due to rising sea levels.

Climate Control’s Coastal Risk Screening Tool displays extreme flooding around the Bay Area, putting parts of this city, Oakland, and Foster City underwater within the next couple of decades.

Also underwater is the San Pablo Bay National Wildlife Refuge, mud flats, a tidal marsh, and a vital wetland habitat in Sonoma County, with the flooding rising close to the wine-growing area of Napa Valley and the capital Sacramento.

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