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What does sea level have to do with Korean BBQ in LA? Here's the last ~90 years of tide gauge readings from LA, a slightly rising straight line: The relative s

What does sea level have to do with Korean BBQ in LA? Here's the last ~90 years of tide gauge readings from LA, a slightly rising straight line: The relative sea level trend is 1.04 millimeters/year with a 95% confidence interval of +/- 0.22 mm/yr based on monthly mean sea level data from 1923 to 2021 which is equivalent to a change of 0.34 feet in 100 years. https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/sltrends/sltrends_station.shtml?id=9410660 https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/sltrends/sltrends_station....

rbanffy 4y ago
> What does sea level have to do with Korean BBQ in LA? You can't have Korean BBQ in LA if there's no LA ;-)
- the_third_wave 4y ago
  Strange to see my previous factual post with a link directly to NOAA downvoted, I'd say let the data speak for themselves? Here's some more data: LA lies quite high, somewhere between 80 and 130m above sea level: https://elevationmap.net/los-angeles-us-1002042754 https://elevationmap.net/los-angeles-us-1002042754 Long Beach lies at 10 m, Monterey at 5 m over sea level. With an average sea level rise of 1.04 mm/year it will take 5000 years for Monterey to get its feet wet. By that time there is a fair chance of the interglacial taking a turn for the worse with temperatures plunging back down for the next glaciation. LA will burn down (and not from Korean BBQs) before it is swamped by the ocean.
  - rbanffy 4y ago
    I think the issue is that you tried to confront a joke with a fact. It was a joke, after all (LA will last a lot longer than Florida, for instance). I suppose there won't be any Korean BBQ in Florida by the turn of the next century.
    - the_third_wave 4y ago
      Those Floridians should just take a page out the Dutch play book on how to handle sea water incursions and start building those dikes. Average sea water rise around FL is about 2.5 mm/year so they still have some time. When all fails they can just move to Yakutat, AK which sees a yearly sea water level drop of 15.5 mm/year. Any other place around Alaska will do since the sea water level goes down everywhere (or the land goes up which is part of the reason for the sea level drop).

rbanffy 4y ago

> What does sea level have to do with Korean BBQ in LA? You can't have Korean BBQ in LA if there's no LA ;-)

the_third_wave 4y ago
Strange to see my previous factual post with a link directly to NOAA downvoted, I'd say let the data speak for themselves? Here's some more data: LA lies quite high, somewhere between 80 and 130m above sea level: https://elevationmap.net/los-angeles-us-1002042754 https://elevationmap.net/los-angeles-us-1002042754 Long Beach lies at 10 m, Monterey at 5 m over sea level. With an average sea level rise of 1.04 mm/year it will take 5000 years for Monterey to get its feet wet. By that time there is a fair chance of the interglacial taking a turn for the worse with temperatures plunging back down for the next glaciation. LA will burn down (and not from Korean BBQs) before it is swamped by the ocean.
- rbanffy 4y ago
  I think the issue is that you tried to confront a joke with a fact. It was a joke, after all (LA will last a lot longer than Florida, for instance). I suppose there won't be any Korean BBQ in Florida by the turn of the next century.
  - the_third_wave 4y ago
    Those Floridians should just take a page out the Dutch play book on how to handle sea water incursions and start building those dikes. Average sea water rise around FL is about 2.5 mm/year so they still have some time. When all fails they can just move to Yakutat, AK which sees a yearly sea water level drop of 15.5 mm/year. Any other place around Alaska will do since the sea water level goes down everywhere (or the land goes up which is part of the reason for the sea level drop).