A Flooded Future?
There's been a bit of dire news regarding global warming floating about recently. We realize that there are competing views on whether global warming is an actual threat, but with icebergs the size of Texas and Arizona breaking away from the Arctic icepack 
Here's what the Enviornmental Defense Fund has to say, and no shocker, the District of Columbia is prone to flooding, as our city sits at the end of a tidal esturay called the Potomac. And things could get worse.
From the EDF and the American Museum of Natural History:
Scientists estimate that by the year 2040 sea level might rise from two inches to one foot higher than today. If it rises one foot, a major storm surge would push the Potomac River over its banks, flooding the park along the river and the Reflecting Pool. The Jefferson Memorial would become an island. By the year 2075, sea level might rise from four inches to two feet higher than today. If it rises two feet, a major storm surge would nearly encircle the Washington Monument and completely surround the Internal Revenue Service, the National Museum of Natural History, the National Gallery of Art and neighboring structures. Muddy waters would even reach the grounds of the U.S. Capitol.
>> And SFist entertains the theory that global warming may be a conspiracy by Republicans to flood the coastal blue states. Perhaps it's time to consider a move to Chicago which sits comfortably at around 600 feet above sea level. Or maybe we'll have to build a tidal barrier similar to what the Thames has near London. But then again, we could be facing an inescapable grim future.