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Slight aside with this question: how much awareness is there in Australia with the collapse of the Thwaites Ice Shelf? Considering Australia's national identify
by bsenftner 4y ago
Slight aside with this question: how much awareness is there in Australia with the collapse of the Thwaites Ice Shelf? Considering Australia's national identify of beach culture, that collapse is going to change everything. I'm curious if there is discussion, and if so of what nature. In the 'States the situation is virtually unknown. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/antarcticas-collapse-could-begin-even-sooner-than-anticipated/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/antarcticas-colla...
- ggm 4y agoIt's understood that we're going to be affected and that its a when not if in some peoples minds. The thing is that we have more direct and present climate change issues so sea level rise which is slow (to date) is not figured in planning compared to existing sources of higher mean tide such as land sinking, combined with big rain events. Brisbane where I live already has king tide events swamping some streets. 10cm is enough to be potentially problematic, never mind 1.5m. "The river with a city problem" is a good read about the insanity of building greater Brisbane on a giant floodplain. Kiribati is already under. We get quite a lot about Oceania problems, displacement. I think thwaites is still treated as the next generations problem.