Climate Change, Rising Tides Will Sink Tens of Thousands of California Homes, Says New Report

It may not be the best time to make long-term real estate investments along California's coast, according to a new report from Zillow, the real estate website.

The website used data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to look at the 23 states in the U.S. along the coast to examine which parts would be underwater if sea levels rise by as much as 6 feet.
Zillow said that benchmark was picked because some researchers say that is how much sea levels could rise by 2100.

In California, 42,353 homes would potentially be underwater, the website says. The total value of those homes would be $49.2 billion.

"Nationwide, almost 1.9 million homes (or roughly 2 percent of all U.S. homes) – worth a combined $882 billion – are at risk of being underwater by 2100," Zillow says. "And in some states, the fraction of properties at risk of being underwater is alarmingly high."

In Forida, it's estimated that 1 in 8 homes could be under water. In Hawaii, it's 1 in 10.

Unfortunately, Zillow does not list the actual addresses of the homes it says would be lost.

Below is a chart from Zillow detailing their estimates:

— By Colin Miner (Patch Staff). Image via Shutterstock.