38 Shocking Photos Of Iconic Places Now Vs. If The Planet Warms 3 Degrees Celsius

As the climate continues to warm and ice melt across the planet accelerates, sea level rise threatens to inundate coastal cities around the globe, displacing hundreds of millions of people.

What will that look like, you wonder? A new study from Climate Central illustrates the devastating effects of global sea level rise if humans maintain their current carbon pollution path and Earth warms 3 degrees Celsius (5.4 degrees Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial levels. Here's what 38 cities and landmarks will look like:

1.Buckingham Palace in London now:

Buckingham Palace if the planet warms 3ºC:

2.Plaza de España in Seville, Spain, now:

Plaza de España if the planet warms 3ºC:

3.Rosenborg Castle in Copenhagen now:

Rosenborg Castle if the planet warms 3ºC:

4.Diocletian's Palace in Split, Croatia, now:

Diocletian's Palace if the planet warms 3ºC:

5.Monument aux Girondins in Bordeaux, France, now:

Monument aux Girondins if the planet warms 3ºC:

6.Riverside Museum in Glasgow now:

Riverside Museum if the planet warms 3ºC:

7.Lloyds Amphitheatre in Bristol, United Kingdom, now:

Lloyds Amphitheatre if the planet warms 3ºC:

8.The Royal Palace in Stockholm now:

The Royal Palace if the planet warms 3ºC:

9.Dublin Castle now:

Dublin Castle if the planet warms 3ºC:

10.Aristotelous Square in Thessaloniki, Greece, now:

Aristotelous Square if the planet warms 3ºC:

11.Sydney Opera House now:

Sydney Opera House if the planet warms 3ºC:

12.Cathedral Square in Christchurch, New Zealand, now:

Cathedral Square if the planet warms 3ºC:

13.Santa Monica Pier in California now:

Santa Monica Pier if the planet warms 3ºC:

14.Plaza de la Catedral in Havana now:

Plaza de la Catedral if the planet warms 3ºC:

15.The Statue of Liberty in New York now:

The Statue of Liberty if the planet warms 3ºC:

16.Atlantis Bahamas now:

Atlantis Bahamas if the planet warms 3ºC:

17.lolani Palace in Honolulu now:

lolani Palace if the planet warms 3ºC:

18.Googleplex in Mountain View, California, now:

Googleplex if the planet warms 3ºC:

19.Hoboken, New Jersey, now:

Hoboken if the planet warms 3ºC:

20.The Pentagon in Washington, DC, now:

The Pentagon if the planet warms 3ºC:

21.The Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC, now:

The Lincoln Memorial if the planet warms 3ºC:

22.SoMa in San Francisco now:

SoMa if the planet warms 3ºC:

23.Space Center Houston now:

Space Center Houston if the planet warms 3ºC:

24.H.R. MacMillan Space Centre in Vancouver now:

H.R. MacMillan Space Centre if the planet warms 3ºC:

25.Riviera de Ensenada in Mexico now:

Riviera de Ensenada if the planet warms 3ºC:

26.Baltimore Convention Center now:

Baltimore Convention Center if the planet warms 3ºC:

27.Burj Khalifa in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, now:

Burj Khalifa if the planet warms 3ºC:

28.Lalbagh Fort in Dhaka, Bangladesh, now:

Lalbagh Fort if the planet warms 3ºC:

29.Temple of Literature in Hanoi, Vietnam, now:

Temple of Literature if the planet warms 3ºC:

30.Hong Kong now:

Hong Kong if the planet warms 3ºC:

31.Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya in Mumbai now:

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya if the planet warms 3ºC:

32.Tokyo Tower now:

Tokyo Tower if the planet warms 3ºC:

33.Floralis Genérica in Buenos Aires now:

Floralis Genérica if the planet warms 3ºC:

34.Elevador Lacerda (Lacerda Elevator) in Salvador, Brazil, now:

Elevador Lacerda if the planet warms 3ºC:

35.Tolosa in La Plata, Argentina, now:

Tolosa if the planet warms 3ºC:

36.Lagos Central Mosque in Nigeria now:

Lagos Central Mosque if the planet warms 3ºC:

37.Blue Train Park in Cape Town, South Africa, now:

Blue Train Park if the planet warms 3ºC:

38.Cathedral of St. Vincent de Paul in Tunis, Tunisia, now:

Cathedral of St. Vincent de Paul if the planet warms 3ºC: