Barely related, I'm about a quarter the way through Neal Stephenson's latest book [0], which beautifully / distressingly describes a relatively near future wher

Barely related, I'm about a quarter the way through Neal Stephenson's latest book [0], which beautifully / distressingly describes a relatively near future where this has already happened. Also, while I appreciate this is a publication with an intended readership of US citizens: "Sea level along the U.S. coastline is projected to rise ..." Presumably this means sea level along everyone's coastline is projected to rise this amount. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Termination_Shock_(novel) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Termination_Shock_(novel)