I've been fairly accused of being a pessimistic person, but I'm wildly optimistic compared to a worst-case scenario model that shows Missouri could supposedly be underwater someday.

I've done an unusual amount (for me) of deep research on this subject ever since I saw a claim that Missouri could someday be underwater. I'm not gonna utter the double "C" words that are highly controversial, but you know what I'm talking about when it comes to weather, temperatures and water levels changing. The Environmental Protection Agency has all sorts of warnings for Missouri about what's possible if their perceived weather trends continue.

How could Missouri ever end up underwater?

Insider Science shared a computer model that played out a worst-case scenario of what would happen if the ice caps melted. Notice that parts of southern Missouri would suddenly become surfers.

Insider Science via YouTube
Insider Science via YouTube
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I decided to explore what other sources were saying and found an interesting tool from Climate Central that allows you to simulate what could happen regarding water levels for the next 125 years. Here's what it shows for Missouri in the year 2150. Note that red would indicate places that are underwater and the darker lines are levees. Spoiler Alert - We're not swimming.

Infographic, Climate Central
Infographic, Climate Central
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Outside of a comet impacting the Gulf of Mexico, I can't find a reasonable scenario that shows Missouri being underwater outside of seasonal occasional Missouri and Mississippi River localized flooding. If a comet hits us, flooding will be the least of our problems.

I'm not saying that changing weather isn't a problem. My argument is that some of these crazy scenarios just aren't very likely, so maybe the alarmists should take a long vacation?

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Gallery Credit: Atlas Survival Shelters via YouTube