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> Their ground will also start to disappear as sea levels rise. So there are up sides and down sides for them. Norway has barely any land affected by a sea ris
by BurningFrog 4y ago
> Their ground will also start to disappear as sea levels rise. So there are up sides and down sides for them.
Norway has barely any land affected by a sea rise of a few feet.
For the global view, you need to consider that Canada and Siberia will become much more habitable.
- LatteLazy 4y agoYes, and that's good news if you're Canadian or Siberian. But the vast majority of people live in places that will NOT become more fertile. So bad news over all. And even for Canadian/Siberians there are a lot of issues that mean it's not just a blessing. Fancy a 400% immigration rate? Fancy no more ski-ing and having to buy aircon? Fancy no trees when insects normally killed by frost destroy them all? "it will be ok for some people on average over a long period" could be worse but it's not good news...
- mtlmtlmtlmtl 4y agoThis is confirmation bias at its best. Yes, Norway has barely any land affected by sea level rise. Because it's a mountainous country. Good job, gold star to you. But you left out the fact that the vast, vast majority of Norway's population lives on the coast where sea level rise does matter. Almost no one lives in the mountains. Additionally Norway is highly dependent on the gulf stream to remain habitable, which could also be disrupted by Arctic ice melting.
- BurningFrog 4y agoGoogle's definition of "Confirmation Bias": The tendency to interpret new evidence as confirmation of one's existing beliefs or theories.
- mtlmtlmtlmtl 4y agoYes, nitpick. Don't reply to the obvious refutation of your argument at all. Because how would you?