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Bloomberg can't see past the end of their noses. They worry about property value, but if the sea level rise is worse than the most pessimistic forecasts means t

Bloomberg can't see past the end of their noses. They worry about property value, but if the sea level rise is worse than the most pessimistic forecasts means that a lot of other things (not just that particular symptom) are getting worse than expected, and they are bigger and far more destructive than a peaceful slow sea rise. For what they worry about, property value, could be at risk even if you are away from sea. Or in a few decades property value (and more things) may have no meaning at all.

m463 6y ago
They could be sending a specific message to a specific audience. Maybe to the folks who have their hands on the levers of the machine.
- loopz 6y ago
  Nobody has those levers. They're in-built to Nature. As we collectively continue down this path, there are irreversible lock-ins that just accellerate Climate Instability. If we lose this stability that bio-diversity provides us, we have no known way of turning back to normal anymore, or to sustain civilization as we know it. The later in the game we are before playing, the more it'll cost in damages and mitigation. This is on an exponential trajectory, so people won't truly notice until the last moment, ie. doubling from 50% to 100% in one "last" step. This is not to say another Ice Age is preferable, so the science will be of vital importance. This for dealing with uncertainty of which might even defer some decisions too.
- gmuslera 6y ago
  The ones with the levers don't worry about the cost of a house. If it is a message with a target, it goes to middle-high class (but not high enough). And, again, as the message is mostly "water will eventually rise" is not an urgent enough message, nor as scary as it should really be.
davidhbolton 6y ago
Perhaps someone could ask Barack Obama and Al Gore about their opinion on sea level rise. Both seem to have bought expensive sea front properties so perhaps are not as concerned as they have publicly made out to be.

m463 6y ago

They could be sending a specific message to a specific audience. Maybe to the folks who have their hands on the levers of the machine.

loopz 6y ago
Nobody has those levers. They're in-built to Nature. As we collectively continue down this path, there are irreversible lock-ins that just accellerate Climate Instability. If we lose this stability that bio-diversity provides us, we have no known way of turning back to normal anymore, or to sustain civilization as we know it. The later in the game we are before playing, the more it'll cost in damages and mitigation. This is on an exponential trajectory, so people won't truly notice until the last moment, ie. doubling from 50% to 100% in one "last" step. This is not to say another Ice Age is preferable, so the science will be of vital importance. This for dealing with uncertainty of which might even defer some decisions too.
gmuslera 6y ago
The ones with the levers don't worry about the cost of a house. If it is a message with a target, it goes to middle-high class (but not high enough). And, again, as the message is mostly "water will eventually rise" is not an urgent enough message, nor as scary as it should really be.

davidhbolton 6y ago

Perhaps someone could ask Barack Obama and Al Gore about their opinion on sea level rise. Both seem to have bought expensive sea front properties so perhaps are not as concerned as they have publicly made out to be.