Re:The Dutch Have Solutions to Rising Seas
by coldtea on Monday August 07, 2017 @10:45AM
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>Why is this article talking about what we think about climate change only to go into the infrastructure we need regardless of climate change.
Because the infrastructure you "need regardless of climate change" is needed because of reasons that make your country much more sensitive to ocean levels rising from climate change.
As thus, the (not related to climate change) need for such infrastructure that you had, makes climate change all the more real and dangerous for you than for someone in Montana.
It's like a driver with unstable breaking mechanism in their car (due to it having sustained some previous damage) is much more sensitive to the alert of a snow storm coming.
Not because it was some prior snow storm that caused their issue, but because their issue makes it much more dangerous to drive on a snowy road.
Because the infrastructure you "need regardless of climate change" is needed because of reasons that make your country much more sensitive to ocean levels rising from climate change.
As thus, the (not related to climate change) need for such infrastructure that you had, makes climate change all the more real and dangerous for you than for someone in Montana.
It's like a driver with unstable breaking mechanism in their car (due to it having sustained some previous damage) is much more sensitive to the alert of a snow storm coming.
Not because it was some prior snow storm that caused their issue, but because their issue makes it much more dangerous to drive on a snowy road.