> What about sea level rise? IPCC estimates sea level could rise two feet (0.6 meters) by 2100. Does that sound apocalyptic or even “unmanageable”? It's not re

> What about sea level rise? IPCC estimates sea level could rise two feet (0.6 meters) by 2100. Does that sound apocalyptic or even “unmanageable”? It's not really the thought that sea levels might rise that makes it feel apocalyptic; it's the fear that the change becomes irreversible. We've always been told that if temperatures rise too much (possibly from 2 degrees onwards), the effect will become self-enforcing: as the ice caps melt, less heat is reflected back into space, which will cause temperatures to rise, which causes more ice caps to melt, etc. I have no idea about the validity of those fears, but it would be nice if the article addressed it. (And w.r.t. the Netherlands adapting to sea levels 400 years ago... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Sea_flood_of_1953 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Sea_flood_of_1953)