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Wonder how much the sea level will rise because of this.
by fwsgonzo 7y ago
Wonder how much the sea level will rise because of this.
- goatinaboat 7y agoBad time to have bought beachfront property that’s for sure.
- irrational 7y agoYeah, I live 220 feet above sea level and wonder if I need to start looking for a new place to live.
- elorant 7y agoThere's no fucking way sea level rises above 200 feet. Worst case scenarios are about seven to 10 feet.
- irrational 7y agoIf the Greenland ice sheet melted, it would raise sea levels by 23 feet. If the greenland, himalayss, and antarctic ice sheets all melted it would raise sea levels by 216 feet. That seems crazy, but every week there is a new story about how astonished scientists are at how fast the ice is melting. The earth has been ice free in the past, without human help. Presumably it will be ice free again in the future, perhaps the near future.
- elorant 7y agoThe 200 number is projected in the span of millennia. For the foreseeable future the number is far more conservative.
- irrational 7y agoI hope you're right. My gut feeling though is that the sea level is going to rise much much more rapidly than we might believe is possible. I have a feeling that Florida and most coastal communities will be abandoned in my lifetime.
- elorant 7y agoWith 200 feet sea rise all coastal cities around the world would disappear. I live in Greece and my house is just 84 feet above sea level. With a 200 feet rise two thirds of Athens would submerge. All islands will go under. At least half the population here lives in cities near the sea. Sure, there's a lot of land to move inland but the cost to do so would be substantial. I don't even want to think about it.