Remember when Hurricane Sandy came through and gave us all a harsh reality check on the potential danger of living at, or right around, sea level in New York City? 

There's no doubt that many coastal cities are at risk of becoming a real-life Waterworld, minus Kevin Costner. 

But we're not necessarily completely doomed. Yes, ocean levels are rising due to melting polar ice caps, but if we can curb our species' carbon emissions, we can curb sea levels encroaching on our cities and coastal settlements. 

Thus far, there have been countless graphics illustrating the dangers of rising sea levels. Some of them are kind of confusing and don't really do a good job.

Now there's a new one that does a great job of showing us just how underwater we'll be if we do nothing, compared to "extreme carbon cuts."

Courtesy of Climate Central, the new map allows you to search any U.S. city and see a side-by-side comparison of what it looks like now compared to what it would look like underwater. 

Cities like New York, Miami, New Orleans and many many more are in extreme danger.

For us here in the New York City, we'll most definitely lose much of our coastal areas, which will leave basically no borough untouched. Coney Island? You can fuhgetaboutit. 

You can also compare the rates at which ocean levels rise given different degrees of carbon cuts and view the effects on different timelines-- say, one hundred or 50 years from now. 

It's kind of disturbing, but it's also very informative. Check it out above. 

Check out NYC Just Allocated $100 Million to Protect Lower Manhattan from Future Storms. 

[via Climate Central]