Heart-ache: NYC to be flooded by rising oceans or something

They found that, for a scenario with high greenhouse gas emissions, the sea level rise solely due to thermal expansion of the oceans could reach 52, 51 and 44 centimetres around Boston, New York and Washington D.C. respectively, by 2100.

This would pose a particular threat to New York, as some parts of lower Manhattan are only about 1.5 metres above sea level.