effects of rising sea levels in florida
Figure 10: 5 and 6 meter rise in sea levels, Florida. Figure 10: 5 and 6 meter rise in sea levels, Florida. The last figure simulates the effect of a much more drastic rise of five or six meters in sea levels. In Florida, a sea level rise of just one meter will permanently displace millions of residents and cause many billions perhaps trillions of dollars in damage, causing widespread damage to the US and global economy. 2  Sea level rises higher than this would simply exacerbate the problems.