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In reply to the discussion: Doomsday update just dropped: [View all]FakeNoose
(42,935 posts)The additional rise of ocean levels everywhere would affect the North Atlantic current and probably stall it or possibly even reverse it. The North Atlantic current is what keeps Europe as a warm and moderate climate, but that would all change immediately. Europe will freeze overnight if that happens.
I'm not sure if this is enough to flood all of Manhattan and other eastern cities, but it would certainly cause major trouble in the subways and tunnels, probably bridges and other avenues of transportation. How will people even get off the island of Manhattan to save themselves if everything is flooded? Consider Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Wilmington, Charleston, Savannah, and there are many more cities but you get the idea. Large-scale rescue plans need to be devised for when this collapse occurs.