That one website that lets you drain the oceans or flood the whole planet: Sliding Shores

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Sliding Shores

3D globe with a slider for sea level

FreeNo signup

Why it's the pick

Drag one slider on a 3D globe and the coastlines move in real time, from every ocean drained to water over Everest, using NOAA elevation data. It's a learning toy, not a flood forecast for your street.

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Coastal Risk Finder coastal.climatecentral.org Climate Central's projected coastal flooding maps FreeNo signup Link checked Oct 9

FloodMap floodmap.net Elevation map you can flood to any water level Free tierNo signup Link checked Oct 9

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