Yup! A quick google says Lake Ontario sits at 243' above sea level. If we raise the water that much we are all in trouble.
--- Horace Heffner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Jan 18, 2006, at 3:51 AM, Rhong Dhong wrote: > > > That reminds me of something I have wondered > about. > > > > I live in a town on the South shore of Lake > Ontario. > > If global warming results in a rise in sea-level, > will > > the raging waters travel down the St. Lawrence > Seaway, > > and raise the level of Lake Ontario and flood me > out? > > > > Or is there a stopper somewhere along the way? > > Don't worry! There is plenty of elevation at your > location. The > water surface elevation drops a lot on the way to > the sea. Niagra > Falls alone is a good stopper. > > The places that may be wiped out without billions in > intervention are > low lying, like Vienna, Holland, Bangladesh, New > Orleans and the > entire gulf coast for that matter, and much of > Florida. > > Horace Heffner > > Merlyn Magickal Engineer and Technical Metaphysicist __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
