This MA Beach City Will 'Soon' Be Under Water, New Report Says

REVERE, MA — Revere Beach could look more like Bikini Bottom by 2100, according to a new report. The data compiler 24/7 Wall Street used information by the Union of Concerned Scientists to present a list of 35 U.S. communities with the highest percentage of homes at risk of being under water by the turn of the century. Revere was the only Massachusetts city to make the list.

Revere was 27th on the list, which said more than 7,000 people have homes at risk of flooding and 39 percent of habitable land in the city will be submerged by 2100.

If that's too far off for you, consider this: More than 3,800 people with homes are at risk of flooding and 19 percent of habitable land will be submerged by 2060 — just 41 years from now. The website said that amounts to $547 million of real estate at risk by 2060.

Revere Beach became America's first public beach in 1896. It has since become a popular summer destination for locals due to its proximity to train stations.

24/7 Wall Street said the steady rise in global surface temperatures is largely attributed to human-caused greenhouse gas emissions. With rising temperatures, the report said, the world's ice has been melting and sea levels have been rising.

"As a result, barring major interventions, sooner or later thousands of coastal communities around the world will become uninhabitable," the report said.

Many communities are expected to experience chronic flooding by 2060. 24/7 and the Union of Concerned Scientists factored in its analysis the number of residents who live in parts of communities expected to be regularly flooded by 2060.

More than 300,000 homes worth a combined $117.5 billion are likely to be at risk of chronic tidal flooding within 30 years, according to UCS analysis published by the report. That total could rise to 2.4 million homes and more than $1 trillion in property damage, according to the report.

See the full list here.

Tom Davis, Patch staff, contributed to this report