Right now, some very hot areas are becoming uninhabitable, and low-lying coastal areas are being flooded. In the US, this has already hit a few areas hard, such as Phoenix AZ [1] and Miami FL.[2]
Phoenix is breaking heat records again this week. The number of days of extreme heat each summer keeps increasing. Phoenix also has limited water sources; it's a city in a desert, after all.
Miami now floods regularly. Levees and berms don't help much; the ground is too porous. Pumping helps; at least a dozen huge pumps have been installed, with many more to come. This is a stopgap measure, the mayor of Miami admits.
Phoenix is breaking heat records again this week. The number of days of extreme heat each summer keeps increasing. Phoenix also has limited water sources; it's a city in a desert, after all.
Miami now floods regularly. Levees and berms don't help much; the ground is too porous. Pumping helps; at least a dozen huge pumps have been installed, with many more to come. This is a stopgap measure, the mayor of Miami admits.
[1] http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-phoenix-climate-adapt-20... [2] http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20170403-miamis-fight-agains...