As the Earth's average surface temperature continues to rise, sea levels are also on the rise due to melting polar ice caps and other glaciers. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) projects that global sea levels could rise up to 1 meter by the end of the century if current trends persist, potentially affecting coastal communities and low-lying areas around the world. In this project, we use the hypothetical scenario of a future in which the human race is forced to return to cave dwellings due to rising sea levels as a thought experiment to consider the potential consequences of global warming. We invite the AI notebook Deforum Stable Diffusion from Google Colaboratory to generate imageries that explore what the overall ecosystem, human settlements, and the private, public, communal, and spiritual spaces of a deluged community might look like, as well as the psychological impact of such a scenario. Throughout the design process, it is assumed that the human race will try to sculpt the mountains and their cave dwellings according to their own needs and desires, using their knowledge and consciousness before the disaster to guide their aesthetic judgment. It is important to note that the primary purpose of these images is to raise awareness about the importance of addressing climate change and the need for action to mitigate its impacts. We hope that by presenting a glimpse into a potential future, we can inspire intelligent human beings to take action before it is too late.

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An artist's depiction of the predicted states after flooding caused by global warming. Stable Diffusion was used for the creation of all the images and Gimp was used for post-production

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A green watch tower

A park

Residential units

A semi-enclosed public gathering area

A courtyard

A place for sleeping

An area designated for children's play.

Public areas designed for community use

A civic space

A place set aside for spiritual or religious contemplation or prayer