See That Multimillion-Dollar Malibu Beach Home? Come 2100, It Could Be Submerged in the Pacific

Coastal homes in Malibu. Photo by wyteone via Flickr.

The rising Pacific has an insatiable, slowly increasing hunger for multimillion-dollar homes. By 2100 the chilly sea could swallow numerous California coastal areas, including Malibu and Venice, according to a state-commissioned study released by San Francisco State University today.

Projecting coastal water levels to rise by 4.6 feet by the end of the century, the study indicates that California tourism revenue could be slashed by as much as $440 million between present day and 2100.

This potential submergence of California coastal towns would be devastating as "more than 80 percent of Californians live in coastal communities, and California's beaches support local economies and critical natural species," says study author Philip King, associate professor of economics at UCSF, according to CBS LA.

Venetians, warn your children and young friends and neighbors. Low-lying Venice Beach could be particularly affected by severe flooding. Malibu's economic loss could exceed $500 million by the century's end. Broad Beach's "Millionaires Row" along with other parts of Zuma Beach, plus San Diego's Torrey Pines Beach, Ocean Beach in San Francisco and Carpinteria Beach in Santa Barbara may all fall victim to the rising tides.