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I expect that will happen too, I don't see it's any more ridiculous than suggesting underground and more nocturnal living arrangements will become common too. S

I expect that will happen too, I don't see it's any more ridiculous than suggesting underground and more nocturnal living arrangements will become common too. Sea level rises will massively reduce the amount of arable land we'll have to occupy, and there'll be another 2 billion of us in 30-40 years, so we'll need every available option. Both are a huge disruption from our current mode of existence. If you have kids under 20 now they'll very likely witness it in their lifetimes.

ripper1138 4y ago
Source for “sea level rises will massively reduce the amount of arable land”? Seems like an exaggeration. My naive estimate would be that maybe 1% of arable land would be destroyed by sea level. I’m far more concerned about drought.
- wizofaus 4y ago
  1% is massive if that 1% is where most people currently live (like in Australia). And 1% is likely to be an underestimate - there are studies suggesting up to 600 million people being forced to relocate within the next century (based purely on rising sea levels - not sure what studies there are around forced relocation due to drought and extreme heat). https://www.researchgate.net/figure/The-percentage-impacts-of-sea-level-rise-on-agricultural-land_fig1_225424006 https://www.researchgate.net/figure/The-percentage-impacts-o... suggests it could be lot more than 1% too.
  - wizofaus 4y ago
    (Technically "arable" isn't the term I was looking for, I guess I mean "land suitable for large-scale human habitation")
    - ripper1138 4y ago
      Gotcha. “Arable” has a pretty specific meaning.