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Here's what a ~3 meter rise in the ocean would look like for the Miami-area of Florida. https://ss2.climatecentral.org/#8/25.738/-80.398?show=satellite&project

Here's what a ~3 meter rise in the ocean would look like for the Miami-area of Florida. https://ss2.climatecentral.org/#8/25.738/-80.398?show=satellite&projections=0-K14_RCP85-SLR&level=10&unit=feet&pois=hide https://ss2.climatecentral.org/#8/25.738/-80.398?show=satell...

mothsonasloth 8y ago
Welp my place in the west coast of Scotland will be gone in 2 metres :(
- mr_luc 8y ago
  Unless your place is also slowly moving upwards. :) Most of Scotland is still slowly moving upwards due to the post-glacial rebound from the last ice age. It's a centimeter a year at the fastest in Europe, I think, and technically is slowing down over time, but over 200-1000 years it still might be significant. ... I mean, in either case, neither you not your children are likely to see it ...
  - theandrewbailey 8y ago
    More info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-glacial_rebound https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-glacial_rebound
WhompingWindows 8y ago
Yikes, not to mention the storm surge during a hurricane, which is predicted to be a much larger hurricane and much more frequent in future. People are just not mentally prepared for this. In the late 21st century, we are going to start seeing massive refugee crises all over the world every year. We are in this "golden age" of wealth and prosperity now, even if it isn't equitably distributed, however that whole system may come crashing down if 15% or 25% of the world's vulnerable to massive ocean flooding and storms.
- anigbrowl 8y ago
  I feel like people aren't able to get mentally prepared while we have to deal with denialist propaganda on a daily basis.
- jl6 8y ago
  Am I right in thinking coastal property ownership skews towards the wealthy? I’m not sure what this means for inequality long term.
cbluth 8y ago
I have this strange feeling that some cities will continue to "oporate" after a rise in the ocean like this... Or maybe I'm just thinking of Waterworld.
- kaybe 8y ago
  The Netherlands have been demonstrating for a long time it can be done.
- roenxi 8y ago
  Miami was incorporated as a city in 1896 [0]. Over a 200-1000 year timeframe, it probably makes more sense to just move the city. The infrastructure probably only has a shelf life of 50-100 years. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Miami https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Miami
toomuchtodo 8y ago
It's important to note that even before rising sea level makes the land uninhabitable, it's already causing the loss of drinking water aquifers and septic systems to become unusable. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-08-29/miami-s-other-water-problem https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-08-29/miami-s-o... (Miami Will Be Underwater Soon. Its Drinking Water Could Go First) https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/environment/article224132115.html https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/environment/article22... (A $3 billion problem: Miami-Dade’s septic tanks are already failing due to sea rise) Miami Beach is already spending $500 million dollars to mitigate the impact of climate change today. http://time.com/4932565/hurricane-irma-miami-beach/ http://time.com/4932565/hurricane-irma-miami-beach/
irrational 8y ago
Is there anyone here who has moved to South Florida recently? Did you take the potential ocean rise into consideration when relocating down there?

mothsonasloth 8y ago

Welp my place in the west coast of Scotland will be gone in 2 metres :(

mr_luc 8y ago
Unless your place is also slowly moving upwards. :) Most of Scotland is still slowly moving upwards due to the post-glacial rebound from the last ice age. It's a centimeter a year at the fastest in Europe, I think, and technically is slowing down over time, but over 200-1000 years it still might be significant. ... I mean, in either case, neither you not your children are likely to see it ...
- theandrewbailey 8y ago
  More info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-glacial_rebound https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-glacial_rebound

WhompingWindows 8y ago

Yikes, not to mention the storm surge during a hurricane, which is predicted to be a much larger hurricane and much more frequent in future. People are just not mentally prepared for this. In the late 21st century, we are going to start seeing massive refugee crises all over the world every year. We are in this "golden age" of wealth and prosperity now, even if it isn't equitably distributed, however that whole system may come crashing down if 15% or 25% of the world's vulnerable to massive ocean flooding and storms.

anigbrowl 8y ago
I feel like people aren't able to get mentally prepared while we have to deal with denialist propaganda on a daily basis.
jl6 8y ago
Am I right in thinking coastal property ownership skews towards the wealthy? I’m not sure what this means for inequality long term.

cbluth 8y ago

I have this strange feeling that some cities will continue to "oporate" after a rise in the ocean like this... Or maybe I'm just thinking of Waterworld.

kaybe 8y ago
The Netherlands have been demonstrating for a long time it can be done.
roenxi 8y ago
Miami was incorporated as a city in 1896 [0]. Over a 200-1000 year timeframe, it probably makes more sense to just move the city. The infrastructure probably only has a shelf life of 50-100 years. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Miami https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Miami

toomuchtodo 8y ago

It's important to note that even before rising sea level makes the land uninhabitable, it's already causing the loss of drinking water aquifers and septic systems to become unusable. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-08-29/miami-s-other-water-problem https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-08-29/miami-s-o... (Miami Will Be Underwater Soon. Its Drinking Water Could Go First) https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/environment/article224132115.html https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/environment/article22... (A $3 billion problem: Miami-Dade’s septic tanks are already failing due to sea rise) Miami Beach is already spending $500 million dollars to mitigate the impact of climate change today. http://time.com/4932565/hurricane-irma-miami-beach/ http://time.com/4932565/hurricane-irma-miami-beach/

irrational 8y ago

Is there anyone here who has moved to South Florida recently? Did you take the potential ocean rise into consideration when relocating down there?