2 ms·
How protected is this island from sea level rise? Some of the worst case scenarios suggest that all of Florida except the most northern parts could be underwat
by CatWChainsaw 4y ago
How protected is this island from sea level rise? Some of the worst case scenarios suggest that all of Florida except the most northern parts could be underwater by the end of the century. I doubt any one island, much less one that homeless are all but forced to live on, would be protected vigorously.
- sudden_dystopia 4y agoNot defending the idea itself but I just don’t see how climate change is relevant here. If the rest of Florida is also underwater, what does it matter how protected the island is? They would be in the “same boat” as other Floridians and they would be in the same position if they were homeless in Miami.
- CatWChainsaw 4y agoLong-term, same boat. Short-term, when it's just a few islands here and there literally losing ground, I don't anticipate a lot of urgency over saving Homeless People Island. I anticipate that if this plan goes through, and if the island is threatened by sea rise before Miami, there will be incidents. The people living on the island will obviously want to leave a disappearing island, but there'd be no place for them on the mainland, and confrontations result.