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Sea level rise will cause ‘catastrophic inland migration’, scientists warn (www.theguardian.com)
submitted 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Tldr: 3-6 ft of sea level rise is inevitable, which will result in at least 230 million climate refugees fleeing coastal areas around the world. At this point the Greenland and West Antarctic ice sheets are almost guaranteed to collapse, which will result in 40 ft of sea level rise and more than a billion climate refugees. And the only thing cutting carbon admissions now will do is slow the rate at which the world warms and give these refugees more time to escape the coasts.

Slowing that rate is still worth doing. And there's still hope to limit the damage. But what a wonderful world we've bequeathed to our children, huh?

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 days ago

40 ft is 12.192 metres for anyone that thinks in colour.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago

Climate flight on the coasts will push people inward to landlocked locations. Many of which are experiencing ongoing drought and other issues sourced from humanity's dominance over the planet. The coming age of tragedy will be an interconnected web of human fault and failures. Among the battles we must win for a better tomorrow is the fight against nationalism. Migration will be a key element of protecting the vulnerable from climate disaster. We cannot afford to abandon or write off our neighbors.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

On what period of time is the tl;dr taking place? 1 year? 200 years?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Sea level is a Chinese hoax. It doesn't even exist. I can't see any level, nowhere. See? It doesn't exist. Told you so.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Please. Please use the sarcasm tag if you're ironically taking a political position. Seriously, it's how 4chan brought back nazis

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago

Sarcasm tags are a Chinese hoax. Do you see any sarcasm tags here? You don't. Because they are a Hoax. A Chinese hoax. Told you so.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

I'm holding a level right here

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago

I told my fiancé we need to head for the hills now and beat the rush.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

The rate of global sea level rise doubled during the past three decades... Pre-1990s it was 2 mm a year. Now it's 5 mm a year. They reckon by 2050 it will be 1 cm a year or more.