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If we lost them all tomorrow, sure. But sea level is rising slowly enough that we can go quite a while just abandoning the land right on the coast that is beco
by godshatter 8y ago
If we lost them all tomorrow, sure. But sea level is rising slowly enough that we can go quite a while just abandoning the land right on the coast that is becoming unusable as it becomes unusable. People will see the writing on the wall and either move farther inland or to some other city, without the apocalyptic aspects. Some cities without higher ground nearby will have a harder time, though.
I'm curious if anyone knows of a source of statistics for land area that has been abandoned due to rising sea levels. How quickly is this happening now?
- ForHackernews 8y agohttps://www.nola.com/environment/index.ssf/2017/06/sinking_feeling_louisiana_coas.html https://www.nola.com/environment/index.ssf/2017/06/sinking_f... https://www.economist.com/united-states/2017/08/26/louisiana-fights-the-sea-and-loses https://www.economist.com/united-states/2017/08/26/louisiana... https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/02/24/us/jean-lafitte-floodwaters.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/02/24/us/jean-lafit... > Between 2004 and 2008 alone, Louisiana shrank by more than 300 square miles.