> "adapt" our way out of being 20m under water the human race could certainly adapt to 20m sea rise with zero impact on the long term survivavility of the spec

> "adapt" our way out of being 20m under water the human race could certainly adapt to 20m sea rise with zero impact on the long term survivavility of the species. we already adapted to much greater sea rise only 10,000 years ago. will societies and institutions built on the supposed "value" of waterfront properties survive? probably not. but that is a social and institutional problem, not a biological one.