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I am not a person who knows much, but google says that current sea level rises are between 3 and 4 millimeters a year. At that rate it will take 300 years to re
by ksdale 5y ago
I am not a person who knows much, but google says that current sea level rises are between 3 and 4 millimeters a year. At that rate it will take 300 years to reach 5 feet.
It seems like increasingly severe storms will (would) have an impact a century before sea level itself becomes a problem, even in places where the sea level is already basically a problem.
- devdas 5y agoThis is not a linear system.
- xnyan 5y ago> between 3 and 4 millimeters a year. Due to the geography of the earth as well as other factors, the effects and experience of sea level rise is not the same everywhere. At this moment the sea level at the port of Miami is 8 inches about the 1950 level, significantly more than 3-4mm a year and the rate is accelerating. Also keep in mind the sea does not need to permanently cover land to make it unlivable. It's well within the realm of possibility that due to expanded floodplains, increased intensity and frequency of storms, that portions of Miami could be unlivable in as little as 30 years, and the entire city unlivable by the end of the century. There's virtually no chance that all the populated areas on the costs will remain livable in the same timeframe.
- damnedspot 5y ago8" = 203 mm 203 mm / 71 years = 2.86mm/year I share your concern though, probably this just wasn't a good example.
- spfzero 5y agoI guess not everyone has the superpower of primary school math?