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Old 02-24-2019, 06:43 AM
 
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Did you know Earth is actually gaining land mass? More land, less water. We are gaining coast land!

https://wattsupwiththat.com/2016/08/...ea-level-rise/
From the site:


Coastal areas were also analysed, and to the scientists surprise, coastlines had gained more land – 33,700 sq km (13,000 sq miles) – than they had been lost to water (20,100 sq km or 7,800 sq miles).
“We expected that the coast would start to retreat due to sea level rise, but the most surprising thing is that the coasts are growing all over the world,” said Dr Baart.
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Old 02-24-2019, 06:52 PM
 
Location: Ormond Beach, FL
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People freaked out when congress mandated federal flood insurance be self supporting and commisioned a nationwide reevaluation of flood zones. Flooding is not limited to coastal areas and is affected global warming and weather changes. Folks in southwest Florida on canals that found they were now in a flood zone and premiums could be as much as $9000 a year on an $250k house are affected. Yes global warming, sea level rise and the almighty flood zone affect real estate values. Sea level rise will have a similar effect, making home values go down when their flood zone changes or wind (hurricane) insurance becomes very expensive.
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Old 02-24-2019, 06:58 PM
 
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People freaked out when congress mandated federal flood insurance be self supporting and commisioned a nationwide reevaluation of flood zones. Flooding is not limited to coastal areas and is affected global warming and weather changes. Folks in southwest Florida on canals that found they were now in a flood zone and premiums could be as much as $9000 a year on an $250k house are affected. Yes global warming, sea level rise and the almighty flood zone affect real estate values. Sea level rise will have a similar effect, making home values go down when their flood zone changes or wind (hurricane) insurance becomes very expensive.
Maybe by 2100.
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Old 02-24-2019, 08:18 PM
 
Location: Florida
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Honestly, the people of Florida absolutely deserve to have their properties flooded underwater due to climate change. They sure as heck don't care about it, since they keep voting for Republicans who don't believe in it or literally do nothing or not enough. I hope all Florida coastal properties end up fully or partially underwater in the coming decades. They deserve it.
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Old 02-25-2019, 04:07 AM
 
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Honestly, the people of Florida absolutely deserve to have their properties flooded underwater due to climate change. They sure as heck don't care about it, since they keep voting for Republicans who don't believe in it or literally do nothing or not enough. I hope all Florida coastal properties end up fully or partially underwater in the coming decades. They deserve it.
They will by the time 95% of us on here are dead fred.
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Old 02-25-2019, 06:01 AM
 
Location: Free State of Florida
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Honestly, the people of Florida absolutely deserve to have their properties flooded underwater due to climate change. They sure as heck don't care about it, since they keep voting for Republicans who don't believe in it or literally do nothing or not enough. I hope all Florida coastal properties end up fully or partially underwater in the coming decades. They deserve it.
Sea levels are rising, but land masses are rising faster so coastal lands are increasing:

https://wattsupwiththat.com/2016/08/...ea-level-rise/

Why R U living in Jax?:

https://www.politico.com/2016-electi...ident/florida/

FLA's Red Gov a Environmental rock star:

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/loc...225231640.html
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Old 02-25-2019, 03:59 PM
 
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They will by the time 95% of us on here are dead fred.
Right - the American short term attitude what keeps getting us in trouble because someone has to clean it up and pay for it later.

When GE polluted the entire Hudson river from top to bottom they figured, rightly so, that they would not be around in their same form (shell companies, etc.) to have to pay for it.

Crime pays in the USA...on a massive scale. Some of us think it would be a better thing to be concerned with future generations. Some don't.
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Old 02-25-2019, 04:31 PM
 
Location: Free State of Florida
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The Earth is gaining land mass. We are not being inundated. Some areas are becomming oceans and some areas are becoming land. New land > New Sea.
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Old 02-25-2019, 07:19 PM
 
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Right - the American short term attitude what keeps getting us in trouble because someone has to clean it up and pay for it later.

When GE polluted the entire Hudson river from top to bottom they figured, rightly so, that they would not be around in their same form (shell companies, etc.) to have to pay for it.

Crime pays in the USA...on a massive scale. Some of us think it would be a better thing to be concerned with future generations. Some don't.
OK, provide a viable series of changes that can be made without hurting anyone or the economy.


Hurting iboth would slow or stop the changes.
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Old 02-27-2019, 11:49 AM
 
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Did you know Earth is actually gaining land mass? More land, less water. We are gaining coast land!

https://wattsupwiththat.com/2016/08/...ea-level-rise/
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From the site:


Coastal areas were also analysed, and to the scientists surprise, coastlines had gained more land – 33,700 sq km (13,000 sq miles) – than they had been lost to water (20,100 sq km or 7,800 sq miles).
“We expected that the coast would start to retreat due to sea level rise, but the most surprising thing is that the coasts are growing all over the world,” said Dr Baart.
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Originally Posted by beach43ofus View Post
Sea levels are rising, but land masses are rising faster so coastal lands are increasing:

https://wattsupwiththat.com/2016/08/...ea-level-rise/
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Originally Posted by beach43ofus View Post
The Earth is gaining land mass. We are not being inundated. Some areas are becomming oceans and some areas are becoming land. New land > New Sea.
Any increases in coastal areas apparently is due to construction by the Chinese and in Dubai, according to the article being referenced by the above posters.

The biggest increase in land area was due to the destruction of the Aral Sea in Central Asia in order to divert its water supply to irrigation projects.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-37187100

The world has lost over 38 thousand square kilometers of land area since 1997 (scroll over the following linked graph for annual amounts), according to the World Bank.

https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/AG.LND.TOTL.K2

Since 2007, the U.S. has lost over 14,000 square kilometers of land area.

https://data.worldbank.org/indicator...2?locations=US

Rapid sea level rise likely will impact mortgage availability, insurance costs, and housing prices for low elevation properties in the U.S. and globally.

https://www.wired.com/story/flooding...coastal-homes/

Insurers and regulators are taking note.

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/sta...215162440.html

https://ctmirror.org/category/ct-vie...lobal-warming/

Life's a Beach - Freddie Mac

Man-made climate change is expected to greatly reduce the surface of the earth habitable by mankind, let alone other species of life.

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2...ing-the-planet
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