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The problem is that if there is a serious accident with a nuclear power plant, the damage is localized. If global warming gets to a point where sea level rises

by GVIrish 11y ago

The problem is that if there is a serious accident with a nuclear power plant, the damage is localized. If global warming gets to a point where sea level rises 2 or 3 feet, tens, maybe hundreds of millions of people are going to be affected, not to mention the tremendous death and misery that would be caused by the disruptions to agriculture. If things get to that point, there's no way humankind could undo the damage without tremendous cost, and that's assuming it would even be possible (currently the technology does not exist). If solar and wind power could meet energy needs around the world better than nuclear then great. The fact is that they're not even close and no good alternatives will be ready in the foreseeable future.

at-fates-hands 11y ago
>> If global warming gets to a point where sea level rises 2 or 3 feet. You talk like this is going to happen overnight. It won't and this is not how it works. Even in the recent articles, sea level rises in MILLIMETERS, not FEET: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/02/22/seas-are-now-rising-faster-than-they-have-in-2800-years-scientists-say/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/20... "Seas rose about 14 centimeters (5.5 inches) from 1900 to 2000, the new study suggests, for a rate of 1.4 millimeters per year. The current rate, according to NASA, is 3.4 millimeters per year, suggesting that sea level rise is still accelerating." If you do the math, there's approximately 300mm in a foot. If you think its going to raise even conservatively another 2 feet, it would take close to 175 years for sea level to rise 2 feet. Not sure how old you are, but you, your kids, and your kids kids will never see the sea levels rise 2 feet. And in the event it does happen, I would hope that humanity had either solved climate change or found a suitable alternative on another planet by then.
- malz 11y ago
  As long as we're throwing quotes around "if emissions were to continue at a high rate over the next few decades, the ocean could rise as much as three or four feet by 2100" http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/23/science/sea-level-rise-global-warming-climate-change.html http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/23/science/sea-level-rise-glo...
- spyder 11y ago
  "First Official Climate Change Refugees Evacuate Their Island Homes for Good": http://earthfirstjournal.org/newswire/2014/04/06/first-official-climate-change-refugees-evacuate-their-island-homes-for-good/ http://earthfirstjournal.org/newswire/2014/04/06/first-offic... "Though some would blame the islands’ sinking on shifting tectonic plates, Australia’s National Tide Facility has measured an annual rise of 8.2 mm in sea level on the islands in every year they’ve monitored—which, coupled with climate change’s propensity towards making weather patterns more sever, places climate change as at least a major contributor to the island’s submersion. "

by GVIrish 11y ago

at-fates-hands 11y ago

>> If global warming gets to a point where sea level rises 2 or 3 feet. You talk like this is going to happen overnight. It won't and this is not how it works. Even in the recent articles, sea level rises in MILLIMETERS, not FEET: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/02/22/seas-are-now-rising-faster-than-they-have-in-2800-years-scientists-say/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/20... "Seas rose about 14 centimeters (5.5 inches) from 1900 to 2000, the new study suggests, for a rate of 1.4 millimeters per year. The current rate, according to NASA, is 3.4 millimeters per year, suggesting that sea level rise is still accelerating." If you do the math, there's approximately 300mm in a foot. If you think its going to raise even conservatively another 2 feet, it would take close to 175 years for sea level to rise 2 feet. Not sure how old you are, but you, your kids, and your kids kids will never see the sea levels rise 2 feet. And in the event it does happen, I would hope that humanity had either solved climate change or found a suitable alternative on another planet by then.

malz 11y ago
As long as we're throwing quotes around "if emissions were to continue at a high rate over the next few decades, the ocean could rise as much as three or four feet by 2100" http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/23/science/sea-level-rise-global-warming-climate-change.html http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/23/science/sea-level-rise-glo...
spyder 11y ago
"First Official Climate Change Refugees Evacuate Their Island Homes for Good": http://earthfirstjournal.org/newswire/2014/04/06/first-official-climate-change-refugees-evacuate-their-island-homes-for-good/ http://earthfirstjournal.org/newswire/2014/04/06/first-offic... "Though some would blame the islands’ sinking on shifting tectonic plates, Australia’s National Tide Facility has measured an annual rise of 8.2 mm in sea level on the islands in every year they’ve monitored—which, coupled with climate change’s propensity towards making weather patterns more sever, places climate change as at least a major contributor to the island’s submersion. "