What if we stopped pretending the climate apocalypse can be stopped?

Re:What if we stopped pretending the climate apocalypse can ... by ummonk on Sunday September 08, 2019 @01:56PM (#20912112)

Primarily, make sure you live at elevation (i.e. > 20 feet). Also helps if you've got temperate or cool local weather, so it doesn't get unpleasant decades from now.

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Re:What if we stopped pretending the climate apocalypse can ... by ggreer on Sunday September 08, 2019 @02:07PM (#20912206)

The most pessimistic IPCC projections estimate a 1 meter rise in sea level over the next century. For comparison sea level rose by 20cm in the past century.

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Re:What if we stopped pretending the climate apocalypse can ... by ummonk on Sunday September 08, 2019 @02:16PM (#20912275)

Tides, hurricanes etc. tend to result in flooding somewhat above sea level already. 20 feet is probably still overly pessimistic but I'm just erring on the conservative side.

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Re:What if we stopped pretending the climate apocalypse can ... by adrianN on Sunday September 08, 2019 @02:11PM (#20912243)

The IPCC might underestimate: https://phys.org/news/2019-08-scientists-evidence-high-level...

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Re:What if we stopped pretending the climate apocalypse can ... by ggreer on Sunday September 08, 2019 @02:19PM (#20912294)

Nowhere in that article are timelines mentioned. Yes sea levels will continue to rise, but it will take over a thousand years to melt the ice caps.

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