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Rising seas may affect 3x as many people as expected by 2050


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5 minutes ago, BlueAngel said:

The obama's just bought beach front property obviously they aren't concerned about rising oceans, perhaps global warming is a fraud? oh no!

 

That's a stupid take. Assuming that the beach they are on is even slightly inclined (say for example that the home is 10 feet above the water) then it will not be flooded until late in the century, making it a reasonable investment.

 

Also water levels have already measurably risen, it's not disputed lol. Only dumb people from inland rural states who don't believe measurements will not know or believe this.

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5 minutes ago, CitizenVectron said:

 

That's a stupid take. Assuming that the beach they are on is even slightly inclined (say for example that the home is 10 feet above the water) then it will not be flooded until late in the century, making it a reasonable investment.

 

Also water levels have already measurably risen, it's not disputed lol. Only dumb people from inland rural states who don't believe measurements will not know or believe this.

 

Doesn't BA live in Philly? :lol:

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I think the biggest event of the 21st century may be the total collapse of Bangladesh. 2/3 of the country lie within 5 meters of sea level, and 28% of the population lives directly on the coast. Total population of the country is 165 million. When the migrations begin away (mostly by foot), it could very well cause a chain reaction of nation-state collapses in the region, as well as war.

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17 minutes ago, CitizenVectron said:

 

That's a stupid take. Assuming that the beach they are on is even slightly inclined (say for example that the home is 10 feet above the water) then it will not be flooded until late in the century, making it a reasonable investment.

 

Also water levels have already measurably risen, it's not disputed lol. Only dumb people from inland rural states who don't believe measurements will not know or believe this.

 

The Obamas are rich and old enough that I somehow doubt the resale value of the property in fifty years makes much of a difference for them.

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Looking at the source map for the article, it's easy to see why this doesn't get much attention in the US: there is very little impact on major US cities. San Diego and LA have essentially no impact. The bay area gets it worse, but not in any population centers. The East Coast doesn't get affected much. Hell, even Miami isn't underwater with those projections. New Orleans is the one big exception that I noticed on a casual glance around the country. 

 

The link that @b_m_b_m_b_m provided to a different map shows things being far worse.

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