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Sea level rise may mean that a 99 year lease is longer than the island will be habitable.
by khuey 2y ago
Sea level rise may mean that a 99 year lease is longer than the island will be habitable.
- tightbookkeeper 2y agoI’ll take that bet.
- morkalork 2y agoYou should move to Nantucket island then, lots of prime real-estate there
- itsoktocry 2y agoThe real estate in Nantucket is extremely expensive, how does this comment make sense?
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- thehappypm 2y agoErm, even if the coast is flooded, Mauritius is a big island with plenty of land well above sea level.
- ojbyrne 2y agoThe discussion is about Diego Garcia.
- ethbr1 2y agoAlso decreased oil consumption as a result of renewable energy sources (decreasing the Middle East's importance) and climate change opening up northern shipping routes (decreasing the SE Asia - Suez Canal importance). In 99 years, being able to exert influence in the region will likely be less important to global trade.
- ta1243 2y agoAt what point does sea level rise remove a countries EEZ claim. Seems that it's a real issue -- https://www.reuters.com/investigations/sinking-tuvalu-fights-keep-maritime-boundaries-sea-levels-rise-2024-09-24/ https://www.reuters.com/investigations/sinking-tuvalu-fights...