In addition to an increase in flooding, sea-level rise could also result in the permanent flooding of low-lying small island states in the Caribbean, the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.

Sediment buildup from the natural flow of the river will slowly cause the water level in the reservoir to rise - potentially flooding low-lying parts of Chongqing.

He presents a series of speculative vignettes of life at various low-lying locations, from Miami to Venice to the Netherlands to Bangladesh, as the level of atmospheric CO2 and the oceans rise.