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I don't understand why people are focused on rising sea levels. This is at best the 3rd most important consequences of global warming. In my list it is barely 5
by orwin 6y ago
I don't understand why people are focused on rising sea levels. This is at best the 3rd most important consequences of global warming. In my list it is barely 5th, and the one whith the longer term.
* Food insecurities will be the first challenge, as it will come first probably and will have impact on democracy and will transform food import-dependant countries in powderkegs. US and Europe will be spared by this (southern Spain and Italy not so much, but still). Syria and Liban will be crushed.
* Wet-bulb temperature will become the second challenge by 2080, and 2060 if nothing is done by 2040. When Florida, South carolina and south cali will be hit by this, people might start consider moving, or living underground more than half the year. Europe will be spared by this as most projection say the Gulf stream will likely still work until the north pole ice melt, so 2150-2200.
* As the troposphere warms up and the stratosphere cool down, we will witness harsh meteorological events that will strain infrastructure all around the world.
* Ectothermics species will work at an higher level, their metabolism will be boosted and we will see pests working harder (and at higher latitudes). While endothermic species will disappear quietly. Same thing with mushrooms (that will worsen the 1st issue)
* Yes, sea levels will rise. It proably wont have any impact until 2080 for island nations (unless is contaminate their fresh water reserves).
- AstralStorm 6y agoDon't forget to add water insecurity to the food insecurity. This one won't spare some big regions of USA.
- bryanrasmussen 6y ago>I don't understand why people are focused on rising sea levels. well if you want people to change their behavior and some people seem focused on sea levels you might want to address their worry instead of telling them, don't worry about that. That's like a marketing thing though - there are other issues. I for example believe it is possible to note issues regarding rising sea levels without throwing all other issues out or refusing to focus on them as well, that is to say the focus of human conversation and mind is not the same as the focus of a camera. finally > Food insecurities...US and Europe will be spared by this >Wet-bulb temperature...Europe will be spared by this >It probably wont have any impact until 2080 for island nations I'm in Denmark, which is primarily a coastal and island nation without any notable high ground. So obviously anyone who was in my position might consider the sea-level a more personally problematic focus area than #5, even though the other events are more problematic for the world as a whole. I also think the Ectothermics species issue might not be as big a problem in Denmark.