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When I compare the flying, scurrying, and perennially seeding creatures sharing this coastal land to my partner with a mortgage, doctors, and daily Amazon deliv
by kornhole 4y ago
When I compare the flying, scurrying, and perennially seeding creatures sharing this coastal land to my partner with a mortgage, doctors, and daily Amazon deliveries, I know who will better adapt to the sea rise that will flood our house.
- nomel 4y ago> better adapt to the sea rise that will flood our house. From a quick search, projected sea level rise is around 2 feet by 2100. If you're two feet from flooding, you're almost certainly experiencing flooding already, due to the occasional bad storm.
- palata 4y agoFeels like an optimistic projection, though.
- elmomle 4y agoIt is--it's following the current trend, whereas NOAA's intermediate projection is around 3'4". (https://www.climate.gov/sites/default/files/styles/full_width_620_original_image/public/2022-02/sea_level_rise_2022_scenarioupdate_1200_0.png https://www.climate.gov/sites/default/files/styles/full_widt...)
- boosteri 4y agoBut occasional flooding is not the same as constantly flooded. Also, 2ft rise means occasional flooding expanding inland and flood-safe zones shrinking.
- nomel 4y agoNo offense, but I'm having trouble believing you've experienced coastal life. 2ft will absolutely not be the difference between constant flooding and occasional flooding. Low to high tide is over 4ft.
- throw827474737 4y agoNo offense, but 2ft still will be constantly added to this, and where that is the significant difference and unless you call getting flooded twice a day non-constant flooding..... however I see noone living right in the tidelands right now.