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I find it very interesting that throughout the internet, the problem of rising sea levels & climate change is seen as exclusively a Florida problem. If one thin
by bearjaws 4y ago
I find it very interesting that throughout the internet, the problem of rising sea levels & climate change is seen as exclusively a Florida problem. If one thing goes wrong with Florida's weather, it is seen as abandon ship, meanwhile in California, Arizona, Tornado Alley, Texas, New York, "once in 100" year events have happened every year for the last decade...
Climate change is coming for everyone, over two billion people[1] live at sea-level. Its clear to me at this point we're all going to be impacted substantially and yet somehow people keep talking about Florida as if we "fix FLorida" and everything magically gets better. It almost seems like a scapegoat for other states climate issues.
[1]: https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.95.24.14009 https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.95.24.14009
- lanstin 4y agoBangladesh and Florida are two of the most vulnerable areas. Not only is Florida likely to be inundated entirely by a three meter rise, it is mostly fairly porous sandstone so if you want to build walls around your cities, they are super expensive and deep. Also Florida seems to be trying to increase the root causes of their own demise, so it’s sort of different than watching innocent people struck by tragedy; it’s people getting hurt by their own actions. More drama.