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I am about 35 miles inland and about 1400 feet elevation on the coast of California.
Someone mentioned to day that it was 80 degrees in the arctic. I assume there will be a surge globally.
We know that the oceans are rising around the world, cities built on the water are being devastated, uninhabitable.
Shipping is going to be disrupted as well.
Is any one taking action or are we all waiting for the last minute?
People will be forced to move, property values inland are likely to inflate.
Any one else thought about this?
Everywhere is bad in some way or another. Live wherever you see fit - if you are able. That’s the best part about being a natural born drifter. Single. No family, no friends. Wherever I hang my hat (if I have one) that’s my home.
Someone mentioned to day that it was 80 degrees in the arctic. I assume there will be a surge globally.
We know that the oceans are rising around the world, cities built on the water are being devastated, uninhabitable.
Shipping is going to be disrupted as well.
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Originally Posted by NorthAtlanta
the coastal cities are doomed.
So much rhetoric.
So many predictions of disaster.
And through it all, not one bit of proof offered, or even evidence.
Nothing but "Everybody knows that...." and "Someone mentioned" and "I assume". As usual.
This isn't a debate thread, much less a "Great Debate". It's a mutual admiration and handwringing society.
You all want to fool yourselves, and solemnly agree with each other that this fantasy or that one is somehow a done deal, no problem. Talk never hurt anything. Well, almost never. And if it makes you feel better, that's OK.
But if you want to pretend it's a "debate", keep in mind that you might occasionally get some.
During the Younger Dryas Event (12,800 yrs to 11,700 yrs) the ocean rose about 100' in about a decade. Thus we have our flood myths (there are many dozens of them, from religions around the world). Nature can be a tough mom!!
Rich
PS
Wrote a book, which I cannot mention due to TOS of City-Data, where I discuss, in detail, what transpired during the Younger Dryas. Basically, for around twenty years, our planet moved into and out of a swarm of meteors which wrecked havoc on our planet's eco-systems. For example, about 10% of the earth's organic matter went up in flames (that's a lot!). Major fauna went extinct (particularly on the North American continent), civilizations were blinked out, and we were put back into an ice age for an additional 1,000 years.
I am about 35 miles inland and about 1400 feet elevation on the coast of California.
Someone mentioned to day that it was 80 degrees in the arctic. I assume there will be a surge globally.
We know that the oceans are rising around the world, cities built on the water are being devastated, uninhabitable.
Shipping is going to be disrupted as well.
Is any one taking action or are we all waiting for the last minute?
People will be forced to move, property values inland are likely to inflate.
Any one else thought about this?
The coastal cities nearest you likely began to take action 10 years or longer ago. Parts of the SF Bay Area, for example, have been carrying out sea-level-rise mitigation strategies for that long, or longer. Still, those measures won't solve everything; once the sea level rises beyond what these measures can handle, it will be time to move freeways that currently are on the edge of the Bay, to name just one issue. And no, of course the localities aren't prepared for that. No one has the budget for it, and as you've undoubtedly noticed, city and state economies have been tending to go downhill for a long time, and the federal budget has been toasted. Right when we should be building it up for disaster relief, infrastructure improvement, infectious disease control, and so on, it's been gutted.
So, if you're concerned about these things, vote for representatives who care.
And through it all, not one bit of proof offered, or even evidence.
Nothing but "Everybody knows that...." and "Someone mentioned" and "I assume". As usual.
This isn't a debate thread, much less a "Great Debate". It's a mutual admiration and handwringing society.
You all want to fool yourselves, and solemnly agree with each other that this fantasy or that one is somehow a done deal, no problem. Talk never hurt anything. Well, almost never. And if it makes you feel better, that's OK.
But if you want to pretend it's a "debate", keep in mind that you might occasionally get some.
Miami Beach, anyone? Pacifica, CA, where cliffs have been eroded to the point, that entire apartment buildings have tumbled into the sea?
During the Younger Dryas Event (12,800 yrs to 11,700 yrs) the ocean rose about 100' in about a decade. Thus we have our flood myths (there are many dozens of them, from religions around the world). Nature can be a tough mom!!
Rich
PS
Wrote a book, which I cannot mention due to TOS of City-Data, where I discuss, in detail, what transpired during the Younger Dryas. Basically, for around twenty years, our planet moved into and out of a swarm of meteors which wrecked havoc on our planet's eco-systems. For example, about 10% of the earth's organic matter went up in flames (that's a lot!). Major fauna went extinct (particularly on the North American continent), civilizations were blinked out, and we were put back into an ice age for an additional 1,000 years.
Fun times.
This is the event/process, that submerged the subcontinent some call Sundaland, now island Southeast Asia, right?. Only the mountain tops and most elevated areas are visible: Indonesia, Borneo, southern Thailand and Malay peninsula..
I’ll be long under the dirt before the water washes over it.
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