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A map of how California will be affected by climate change in the future was unveiled yesterday by state governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.The map, which demonstrates the devastating effects of global warming in just a century, shows how San Francisco Airport would be completely underwater if sea levels were to rise by 150cm (60in).The coastline on the map was also coloured, highlighting how nearly half a million Californians are at risk from rising sea levels.The map, named CalAdapt, which was revealed at a press conference on Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay by Mr Schwarzenegger and Google CEO Eric Schmidt, was created as part of a plan for the state to adapt to global warming.
'Within a century, Treasure Island, this place where we are right now, could be totally under water,' the governor said. 'It is technology in the end that will save us.'
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Picture Left:California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger puts his hand on the map over San Francisco's Treasure Island to show how it could be submerged in just a century(Reuters)
WATCH THE CALADAPT CLIMATE CHANGE VIDEO HERE:
