Global warming and the rise of sea levels will continue unchecked. Sure, there will be environmentalists trying to save the planet but their voices and efforts will be dismissed as liberal folly. It will happen and many will live to experience this tragedy in their lifetimes, those that are under the age of 50 anyway.
States that live in the areas that are doomed to be flooded first are the most pro-active. After the East Coast's Hurricane Sandy in 2012, the task force 'Rebuild by Design' is spending $1 billion of federal funds to house new ideas for rebuilding the lasting damage along the coastlines. New York City created a $19.5 billion climate resiliency plan and New Jersey has begun buying up the flood-prone properties and converting them to "public open space."
Frustrated by the government of Florida's aloofness to the rising sea level, South Miami wants to carve out a 51st state, where the "sea-level rise is regarded with a sense of urgency."
3 meters indicated in red, that's 9 feet of water that's not leaving.