Climate change: website reveals which homes will be swamped by rising sea levels

Coastal Risk Australia combines Google Maps with detailed tide and elevation data, as well as future sea level rise projections

For the first time, Australians can see on a map how rising sea levels will affect their house just by typing their address into a website. And they'll soon be able to get an estimate of how much climate change will affect their property prices and insurance premiums, too.

Launched on Friday, the website Coastal Risk Australia takes Google Maps and combines it with detailed tide and elevation data, as well as future sea level rise projections, allowing users to see whether their house or suburb will be inundated.