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America After Climate Change, Mapped
- nkkollaw 7y agoSeems like the Green New Deal (since they mention it in the article) is more about socialism than not the environment..? I'm wondering why people are still using that term.
- dubcanada 7y agoWhat part of the Green New Deal is socialism?
- eanzenberg 7y agoThe restructuring of the economy?
- Twixes 7y agoSocialism is a buzzword in the US. Nobody's giving capital to workers. The Green New Deal is about the economy because FDR's New Deal was about it too and industry (that appeared with the industrial revolution) is what's responsible for current problems. Restructuring that industry and keeping it in check is key for our good.
- djohnston 7y agoim definitely nitpicking but earthquakes should be yellow and wildfires red. are earthquakes actually impacted by climate change?
- eanzenberg 7y agoHaven't you heard? Everything is impacted by climate change now /s
- radmarshallb 7y agoIt seems more and more likely. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2019/10/new-seismic-phenomenon-discovered-named-stormquakes/ https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2019/10/new-seism...
- gmuslera 7y agoHow climate change will affect the frequence or intensity of eartquakes? I agree that, on current predictions taking already know effects, heat, floods and hurricanes should increase. And, as we are getting into new global conditions compared with historic records, we may face other negative effects due to feedback loops and unexpected interactions, but I don't know how that will affect eartquakes, unless it forces people to move to areas where they are more common.
- torstenvl 7y agoIt was demonstrated pretty convincingly over a decade ago that variations in atmospheric pressure can increase fault activity. https://www.nature.com/articles/nature08042 https://www.nature.com/articles/nature08042
- radmarshallb 7y agoIn addition, there is a newly discovered phenomenon called a stormquake. As storms become more powerful due to climate change, we may also see increased seismic activity. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2019/10/new-seismic-phenomenon-discovered-named-stormquakes/ https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2019/10/new-seism...
- whinythepooh 7y agoThose are slow earthquakes that can be ignored https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slow_earthquake https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slow_earthquake Also there are already hurricanes in the map legend. Nobody would notice a little earthquake during a hurricane.
- DoreenMichele 7y agoIf sea levels rise, the coastline should change. This map isn't really reflecting that.
- eanzenberg 7y agoSea level is only going to rise by a few feet. How can a map reflect such a small change?
- DoreenMichele 7y agoLarge parts of Florida are not much above sea level. Some articles have explored that with maps already, for example: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/4818/elevation-of-southern-florida https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/4818/elevation-of-s...
- eanzenberg 7y agoWorst case is 2.5m rise by 2100, which is half the smallest change in your link. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_level_rise https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_level_rise
- DoreenMichele 7y agoThe link I posted isn't predicting what the future looks like. It's about dealing with flooding and storm surge. You asked how it can be mapped. It absolutely can be mapped.
- TYPE_FASTER 7y agoDepends...if it’s on top of a 12ft storm surge during a new moon high tide (hurricanes don’t always have good timing) , it could make a big difference.
- TYPE_FASTER 7y agoUse the NOAA Sea Level Rise map that has a slider to let you see the impact: https://coast.noaa.gov/slr https://coast.noaa.gov/slr
- jdsully 7y agoVery odd they feature earthquakes so prominently on their map of supposed climate change effects. There is very little evidence to suggest climate change has any affect on the frequency of earthquakes humans can feel. “We’re simply not in a position at this point to say that climate processes could trigger a large quake.” https://climate.nasa.gov/news/2926/can-climate-affect-earthquakes-or-are-the-connections-shaky/ https://climate.nasa.gov/news/2926/can-climate-affect-earthq...
- whinythepooh 7y agoThe article is written by a political activist. Might as well include solar activity and locust plague map to demonstrate how much the world is on fire.